Why does Türkiye want NATO not to be present in the Black Sea?

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, the Turkish authorities in recent days, Again, they commented on the importance of tension in the Black Sea and maintaining the stability and security of this strategic region. The special attention of Turks to the Black Sea is important because basically one of the most important and vital aspects of Turkey’s geopolitical position is its proximity to the Black Sea.

Turkey besides being located next to this sea It is the only point in the world that allows ships to pass through the Black Sea and the Istanbul Strait, go to Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean and follow the same line on the way to the Black Sea, as a result, Turkey’s approach to the passage of military and civilian ships in this area is very important.

Now it seems that the Ankara authorities have once again re-evaluated the security arrangements of the Black Sea and They are worried about the possibility of NATO members trying to show their power in the Black Sea, because Turkey, as one of the old members of NATO, is the first country that may be affected during a possible conflict, that’s why the authorities Turkey’s political and military forces want NATO not to be present in the Black Sea, and this shows Ankara’s attention to security considerations related to Russia’s defense approaches in the region.

Admiral of Turkey: We do not want NATO to be in the Black Sea

Previously, Turkey preferred the approach of the NATO military alliance to the Black Sea and how to contain it. Russia does not publicly comment in the region and only shows its compliance with NATO’s decisions in meetings and summits of NATO leaders, but now Turkey has another point of view, which shows that, at least in terms of defense issues and outwardly, there are differences with other members. NATO has.

Admiral Arjmand Tatlioglu, Commander of the Navy, yesterday and at the ceremony of the 123rd anniversary of the founding of the Naval Officers College in Yalova, reacted to the aggressive approaches of the US and NATO and said: “We want them to the Black Sea Do not turn it into the Middle East. We will do whatever is necessary to maintain the stability of the Black Sea, based on the duties we undertook in the Monterey Agreement, and we officially declare that we do not want NATO or the US to be present in the Black Sea. Our goal is to follow Montero. As Turkey, we guarantee all security in the Black Sea and we do not need the presence of NATO.” Tatlioglu also pointed to the strategic importance of the Black Sea and said: The year 2022 has begun, bringing a new era in the geopolitical conflict in the Black Sea. As you know, NATO is trying to take actions in the Black Sea, but we announced that they do not need to take a step and we will take these actions. We take into account the conditions and security arrangements of the Black Sea, and it is not necessary for NATO or the US to do anything special, in addition to the macro dimensions of security and stability, we also enter into technical issues, for example, more than 400 mines have fallen into the sea due to the war between Ukraine and Russia. Black has been dropped, 17 of these mines came to our shores, two in total exploded in Kastamono and the other at the entrance of the port of Karadeniz-Argli, these mines are very dangerous and we are fighting against this phenomenon.

The Commander of the Turkish Navy also said about his country’s goals in the field of Black Sea energy: “Our drilling ships are working in this area, and in addition to dealing with mines, we are also dealing with any other security threats.” Therefore, we are in a very serious fight in the Black Sea and we are dealing with a wide range of issues related to oil and gas, grain and external security threats, so I emphasize once again, we as Turkey, all aspects of security We guarantee in the Black Sea. They should not turn the Black Sea into the Middle East, so we don’t want NATO or any other country to enter the region.” It is ongoing that no state in the Eastern Mediterranean can impose its own maritime hegemony on its own, as the number of countries is too large and they have overlapping maritime jurisdictions, however, the governments of Greece and South Cyprus are trying to declare different maritime jurisdictions, the riches there. to have alone. We see that in the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Southern Cyprus, Israel and Egypt have formed an opposing bloc, with the support of America, they are actually facing Turkey. They intend to stop the Turkish navy by conducting joint exercises”.

In the end, it should be said that the Black Sea is one of the most important and strategic regions of the world, in terms of security and military balances. , is so important that any new event and conflict in this region will affect all balances in the world, as a result, if Turkey has special considerations for the absence of NATO in this region, such a thing This means that for the coming years, new scenarios and security arrangements for this region will be evaluated by the powers, and it is not unlikely that the sensitivity of such scenarios will be even beyond the conflict between NATO and Russia in Ukraine. Now it has to be seen whether Turkey can keep itself close to Russia in such a field.

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