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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Turkey is undertaking a massive expansion of its navy to make it one of Europe's largest naval powers. The buildup is alarming some of its neighbors, but Ankara insists it is purely defensive and meant to meet Turkey’s growing regional commitments. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
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Nobody asks why the USA is traveling with aircraft carriers 10,000 kilometers away from itself and protecting Israel. But everyone is uncomfortable with the UAV command that Turkey established in Cyprus to protect itself. It's very illogical.
@@justefe1919 Protecting it self by occupying another soveregn state. What kind of logic is that.
@@mrworldwide3679 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus already belongs to the Turks. What occupation? If you can't criticize the USA, you're probably a US person. And you defend this. I hope you can use your brain one day.
@@justefe1919 Oh Im using my brain a lot. It's a de faco illegal occupation of a soveregn UN recognized state. There are no excuse for this occupation. The Cyprus turk's would have more right's in the legal Cyprus republic in the EU, than under the occupation. You can't get away from the fact that this is stolen land's under occupation. Period.
@@mrworldwide3679 The sovereign state was the Republic of Cyprus. It was established as a bi-communal state under the guarantorship of England, Turkey and Greece. It was destroyed by Nikos Sampson in 1974 and an attempt was made to connect it to Greece. The Turkish people were subjected to oppression and massacre. The intervention of the Turkish state, which is a result of its right to be a guarantor, is legitimate. It is unacceptable for the island to be a Greek state and for the Turkish people to be treated as a minority. The arrogance and uncompromising attitude of the Greek Cypriot side does not come from their righteousness, but from the European Union. From now on, no one cares what anyone else says. The transfer is a transfer of power.
@@fotografustasi Even if there is a massacre on the Island does not make any occupation legit. You can not justify an invasion and 50 years of occupation on a massacre. Cyprus has been a Greek majority Island for the last 4000 years and they are the indegenous people on the Island. The Turkish speaking population is a minority with only 22% before the invasion and have more right's under the EU Cyprus than what they have today being controlled by Ankara and being a minority along the Anatolian settler's. Your argument is just might is right. But in Nagorno-Karabakh where 87% of the population was Armenians who where massacred by Azerbaijan same moral compass takes a 180° turn.
TURKIYE has right to defend itself and it's Allies
Turkey is threatening its allies !
What about Usa empire??? The whole world want free of Usa empire!!!!
@@ahmedhersi9169 then get out of NATO since NATO is more dependent on USA for thier defense.
@@MarLac-uz3jx usa stole huge amounts of resources from muslim countries
How usa who is a nato member is scrutinising a nato member
@@MarLac-uz3jx already getting into brics , 😂🤣, so they will after getting into brics 😂
@@MarLac-uz3jx@MarLac-uz3jx already getting into brics , 😂🤣, so they will after getting into brics 😂
The problem is not Turkey expands it’s navy.
Real problem is Turkey is expanding it’s navy by developing own navy ships and not buying weapons from America)))
Episode should be labeled as "Voice of Israel and Greece", not Voice of America...oh wait
You are right
Republic of Turkey have every right strengthen its navy considering it’s geographical location and 70 % of Turkey’s are Sea borders if some nations are not happy about it too bad
@@BlueEye-bb2ub Certainly not the Voice of Turkey
Turkey is preparing for war
Thank you america, for not selling us your scrap weapons. So we are able to desing and develop our high tech defence industry.
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thanks US sanction, it makes our people more innovative and progressive 😁
No need to panic. The Turkish Navy has always had a decent capacity and power for the countries needs. What changed today is just an expected result of a developing country. Turkiye's population, economy, diplomatic network and military needs growth exponentially over the decades. No one should've expected them to sit idle while the whole region on fire and her neighbors were in civil war. The one thing I never understand about the West is their paranoia about a strong Turkiye. They never see them as an ally or partner even though Turkiye did never attack them. As long as this feeling of insecurity exists, Turkiye'll look other ways and find herself better partners around the world. At least, Turkiye won't train and arm terrorist organizations at the borders of "allies" just like they do in Syria & Iraq. And yes, they will quit NATO on their own when they are ready.
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Europian Union kept Turkyie pending on application for 30 years, that is too long for waiting. They did a right thing looking for alternative applying to be member of BRICS.
Waiting and hoping can destroy your soul. Waiting is worth if the other side shows respect otherwise if they what to manipulate you just leave them and look for other alternatives in life.
Muslim radical values and torture on gays doesn't goes with EU value and freedom. And BRICKS will reject you. As you irked INDIA who is founding member of BRICKS and have veto power 😂
May I suggest the Turks to first ask the Greeks when they go to the bathroom, the Greeks might feel threatened.
We don't care about Greeks in skirts
Greeks are crying babies. The more they cry the more money they extort from EU. It's just simple begging.
Yes, if you keep eating rotten beans due to 150% inflation going to the bathroom will be deadly
If we go 25 years back, no one knew much about turkiye. Turkey was facing external and internal threats, economy crises, political instability and military coups but after erdogan came into power, he not only stabilized turkiye internally and made turkiye self reliant in defence industry but also expanded turkiye's influence in central asia, africa and middle east. What a great president turkiye has got.
@@koshur-wt Turki is new Pakistan Somalia yuman Syria Iraq
@@RahulRanjan-nt2lc How? Lol
stabilized? you know nothing about turkey bro
@@cancakc2028 Yeah, i know everything about turkiye brother
@@RahulRanjan-nt2lc Indian hindus will become liberal,atheist ,immodesty will prevail in your country,because that's what you want in Muslim country you hindu
If a nation can make its own tech software...just know its on the way to military power ...just used Turkish made protastructure software...i learned to respect these guys
@Actor_bad24IK bang on it,totally agree
At every ascendancy, there is alarm somewhere in someone. Wherever the weak grow strong, the strong see a new enemy. Has it always been this way among us??"
If Türkiye had not come, the Greeks would have already occupied the entire island of Cyprus. In addition, the Turks are not currently occupiers on the island, but a guarantor country with the UN decision
Ahh its bad when someone do it, how isnt europe or america 😂, man the Doppel Standards are funny 😂
Not half as funny as your atrocious spelling and grammar😂
this is nothing, just wait ;)
Go Türkiye go....
Türkiye, alarming enemies not friends...
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yes it is a vicious cycle.either you stand up or being stamp down.
Republic of Turkey have every right strengthen its navy considering it’s geographical location and 70 % of Turkey’s are Sea borders if some nations are not happy about it too bad
Our neighbours arw alarmed even when go to toilet. It is not our fault we have faint hearted cowards as neighbours. Or maybe they are criminals who are afraid of consequences.
Turkey has invded almost all its neighbors like Cyprus , Syria , Iraq and threatens the rest
like Greece . Here 's who the criminal is
Greece will always rule the sea but it has to be prepared just in case
5 more years, and we will stand with our brothers and close allies to those who get bullied by others, stay strong
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Turkey first
Go Turkiye, go 👏👏👏
Why did neighbours worry about that? You mean only Greece. You can say it openly.
Turkey threatens Greece , Cyprus and Israel allies of US
what about syria armenia irak cyprus..........ect
@@nikosnikos8184 So ? Why not ? USA and Nato sanctions Turkey and gifts weapons to greece. That is not concerning but when Turkey builds its own weapons it is a threat to them. So be it 🤣
@@jackholler3572 Turkey officially threatens Greece a NATO member with war
Turkey should be out of NATO , it is also a Russia partner that supports ter rists
@@jackholler3572 It officially threatens Greece and has invded Cyprus
No US made weapons to Turkey
What a hypocrisy of America.😂
Well I only called this move kinda too late but in the right direction kudos to Türkiye and Erdogan
As a Somali, we welcome turkey to control the sea and air.
😂😂😂 how many aircraft carrier turkie own and how many USA.? 😂😂
hypersonic one small missile can finish slow moving carriers ask chyna russya iran
@@mohammadakter6370 rusya nın 1 tane uçak gemisi var ama dünyanın en büyük 2.süper gücü.
@mohammadakter6370 so according to you if you have an aircraft carrier you win a war!!!
@@nacirizagolu741 my comment is not troll turkie but American hypocrisy..! This channel is american, they are too concern about turkies naval power, meanwhile their own America always park a carrier at middle East for oil and gold.!
@@mohammadakter6370 Agreed
You are not free media.
TÜRKIYE HAS RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
go ahead turkey love from🇧🇩
so Don't mess with turkiye is the best solution 😅😅
Ahh the good old mantras VOA uses. ‘But at what cost’ ‘ there is concern’ ‘ there are questions’ The CiA says are numbered.
Ottoman empire 2.0
Türkiye has rihgt to develeop its defence industry as an independent state. it is not businees of america to speak about it.
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Forward defence. 😂
Also known as offence.
Drawing a line and openly stating you will defend everything past that isnt offence. We arent stupid, if something signals being a future threat for us, we will interfere. Western powers do that all the time.
Fundamentals of the VOA idea on Turkish Naval modernization lack minimum logic. I hope this amateur content is the result of VOA's ignorance on international relations. Thanks.
What about USA in the region ?
Turkiye should have its own nuclear weapons.
Keep it up Turkey !!
Well it is our natural right
Yes very soon Turkiye will be on the doorstep of America.
Turkey is currently experiencing severe economical constraints because of very high inflation which is virtually out of control. This will in time strongly curtail expenditure on Defence.
We have problems on our borders and only way to overcome those is to expand our borders😊🇹🇷🐺🇦🇿
Turkiye is only doing bussiness as usual with their military industrial complex, US is doing it, so no worries
What about hundreds of US bases in the world, legally and illegally established?
Invite china to east Mediterranean
what do you want ? Turks should only make fishing in these huge seas.
Israel tongue media
By looking at the speakers in this channel I can learn which acaremics, press, writers are in the payroll of CIA in Turkey. MIT should look into it too?
All Turkish Navy ships were usa remnants. In the last 5 years building some warrior local ships should of course make think some..
Turkiye has surprised friends and foes alike. Under the continuous leadership of Mr. Erdogan, Turkish military might is increasing. The kind of technologies the country is producing at an unprecedented pace reflects that the country is run by a stable government and policies are consistent. Today, Turkiye is seeing some economic difficulties but will recover from this crisis tomorrow. The Muslim world has started taking notice of the Turkish military prowess and is willing to invest in Turkish weapons more than the Western systems that come with strings attached. If Turkiye can harness the economic power of the Muslim world, its defense industry will never look back and contribute significantly to the country's economy. Given the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza and the silence of the Western countries is galvanizing the Muslim world. Turkiye should not miss this opportunity to fill the gap and develop and provide top-quality weapons systems at affordable prices to Muslim countries.
Red snow falls.
Not arm rasist
It is arm racing bro
What do you think will happen if weapons are used without Kemalism?
Greece does not have territorial disputes; Turkey refuses to accept the UNCLOS and claims Greek territories, including inhabited Greek Islands and EEZ as their own.
Also Turkey is threatening Greece with war since 1996, should Greece extends its territorial waters from 6 to 12 nautical miles as it has the right to do, in accordance to the UNCLOS.
The fact that Turkey has a problem with International Law does not make the territories of its neighbors “disputed”.
If Mexico claimed Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California as its own, this would not make them disputed territories nor would it mean that the U.S. has territorial disputes with Mexico.
UNCLOS agreement does not gurantee countries any rights AT ALL. It LIMITS their rights to extend their territorial waters to a maximum of 12 miles. What that number will be must be agreed by the effected sides. Greek claims of territorial waters effect us and therefore we have the right to dissagree with them about what their territorial waters can be.
No official claims greek islands. There is no such thing.
We claim our EEZ according to the international law. Greece is a continental country and therefore has no right to claim EEZ for its islands. This is clearly stated in the international law.
@@Emre_Kermen Go read the UNCLOS so that you will not say BS.
@Emre_Kermen There is absolutely no provision in the UNCLOS for mutual agreement regarding the extension of the territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles measured from baselines, this is a coastal country’s right to do so (Article 3).
This is a totally arbitrary and fictitious provision made by Turkey.
The only provision regarding the territorial waters is that if the sea distance between two countries is less than 24 nautical miles, then the territorial waters are limited by the median line (Article 15).
In the case of gulfs, if the opening is less than 24 nautical miles the the territorial waters are measured from the base line connecting the gulf’s opening (Article 10).
Also the coastal states are entitled to a contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (Article 33).
The UNCLOS (Article 55 to Article 60) provides for an EEZ up to 200 nautical miles, with the provision that if the sea distance between two countries is less than 400 nautical miles, then each EEZ is also limited by the median line.
Turkey claims that according to the international law, Greece is a continental country and therefore has no right to claim EEZ for its islands.
This is also a totally arbitrary and fictitious claim made by Turkey referring to an “international law” of its own design.
It is clearly stated in the UNCLOS (Article 121) that all inhabited islands with economic activity have the same rights to an EEZ and a Continental Shelf as the Continental lands.
The delimitation of the EEZ between States with opposite or adjacent coasts shall be effected by agreement on the basis of international law, as referred to in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in order to achieve an equitable solution (Article 74 / Article 75).
If there are disputes, regarding provisions of the UNCLOS, by a neighboring country or countries, even the ones that did not sign the UNCLOS, then there can be negotiations or international arbitration by international tribunals (Article 284 / Annex V), such as the one in Hamburg that specializes in Law of the Sea disputes, in the international tribunal in Hague or any other international tribunal, from a UN list of Arbitrators(Annex VII, Article 1), that will be agreed (Article 287), for the arbitration.
If there is a negative reply or no reply within a reasonable time, after a formal written invitation for international arbitration, the interested country or countries can seek international arbitration unilaterally (Article 286 / Annex V, Article 12 / Annex VII, Article 9).
The UNCLOS also provides for the freedom of innocent passage to shipping (Article 17 to Article 45) and the welfare of fishing communities that their livelihood is affected by the provisions of the UNCLOS (Article 62 / Article 70) relative to the previous Law of the Sea.
The CASUS BELLI threat against Greece, since 1996, is in full violation of the UN charter (Article 2, paragraph 3) and contrary to any sense of “alliance” within NATO.
You say that “No official claims Greek islands”, but they continuously dispute that the islands are Greek so Turkey does claim Greek islands this way, contrary to the Lausanne treaty of 1923 and the London treaty of 1947.
I strongly suggest that you read the original UNCLOS text from the Internet and not comment based on the preposterous interpretation of the UNCLOS made by Turkey in an “International Law of One”, as the former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo characterized the Turkish interpretation of the UNCLOS.
@@Emre_Kermen There is absolutely no provision in the UNCLOS for mutual agreement regarding the extension of the territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles measured from baselines, this is a coastal country’s right to do so (Article 3).
This is a totally arbitrary and fictitious provision made by Turkey.
The only provision regarding the territorial waters is that if the sea distance between two countries is less than 24 nautical miles, then the territorial waters are limited by the median line (Article 15).
In the case of gulfs, if the opening is less than 24 nautical miles the the territorial waters are measured from the base line connecting the gulf’s opening (Article 10).
Also the coastal states are entitled to a contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (Article 33).
The UNCLOS (Article 55 to Article 60) provides for an EEZ up to 200 nautical miles, with the provision that if the sea distance between two countries is less than 400 nautical miles, then each EEZ is also limited by the median line.
Turkey claims that according to the international law, Greece is a continental country and therefore has no right to claim EEZ for its islands.
This is also a totally arbitrary and fictitious claim made by Turkey referring to an “international law” of its own design.
It is clearly stated in the UNCLOS (Article 121) that all inhabited islands with economic activity have the same rights to an EEZ and a Continental Shelf as the Continental lands.
The delimitation of the EEZ between States with opposite or adjacent coasts shall be effected by agreement on the basis of international law, as referred to in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in order to achieve an equitable solution (Article 74 / Article 75).
If there are disputes, regarding provisions of the UNCLOS, by a neighboring country or countries, even the ones that did not sign the UNCLOS, then there can be negotiations or international arbitration by international tribunals (Article 284 / Annex V), such as the one in Hamburg that specializes in Law of the Sea disputes, in the international tribunal in Hague or any other international tribunal, from a UN list of Arbitrators(Annex VII, Article 1), that will be agreed (Article 287), for the arbitration.
If there is a negative reply or no reply within a reasonable time, after a formal written invitation for international arbitration, the interested country or countries can seek international arbitration unilaterally (Article 286 / Annex V, Article 12 / Annex VII, Article 9).
The UNCLOS also provides for the freedom of innocent passage to shipping (Article 17 to Article 45) and the welfare of fishing communities that their livelihood is affected by the provisions of the UNCLOS (Article 62 / Article 70) relative to the previous Law of the Sea.
The CASUS BELLI threat against Greece, since 1996, is in full violation of the UN charter (Article 2, paragraph 3) and contrary to any sense of “alliance” within NATO.
You say that “No official claims Greek islands”, but they continuously dispute that the islands are Greek so Turkey does claim Greek islands this way, contrary to the Lausanne treaty of 1923 and the London treaty of 1947.
I strongly suggest that you read the original UNCLOS text from the Internet and not comment based on the preposterous interpretation of the UNCLOS made by Turkey in an “International Law of One”, as the former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo characterized the Turkish interpretation of the UNCLOS.
You know what kid, you have been misinformed. And you should know, law, may it be local or international, only protects the powerful. This is the order of the World. You should try to be friends with the Turks as they are culturally and genetically the closest to Greeks. Don't waste your years believing in this propaganda.
Peace for the world.
At present, we need peace. People want to immigrate for living.
Respect culture and respect for countries who accept immigrants. USA, UK, CANADA Great countries
Pls help ukraine
They like Putin.
No
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I guess you don't understand well.Turkey has illegally invaded Cyprus (1974).
it invaded northern Syria illegally two years ago. and I ask, why has he sent an army to Libya? What do the Turks have with Libya?
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Invade cyrpus because you and your friends start killing turks like always how did you name it eoka ???
Siria because you and your allied support terrorist faction against turkiye ho wants settle a new country that opens to sea shore
3 libya because you and your allies de stabelized kadafi and create a vacuum there with no body benefited and UN ask to defends so did turkiye that like how greek been threatend with no REASON !!! WE ACTUALY BEEN SOLVING EUROPE THREATH AND OWND THREATH IN ONE CLAP so dont talk crap !! No any greek has been mor productive like turks in solving problem komsi
Malakas !!
Türkiye did not invade Cyprus... It restored democracy to a vicious CUNTA regime who forced Turkic population from their land, killed innocent civilians which led to it being Democracy restored 😂
@@nikosnikos8184 Türkiye has done nothing illegal in Cyprus, Türkiye as a guaranteur nation on Cyprus, has a legal right to intervene in order to protect the rights of Turkish cypriots, in this case to stop the Greeks from more turkish cypriots and trying to join Cyprus with mainland Greece.
Both Syria and Iraq were told by the U. N. that Türkiye so actions were lawful under international law, it is called Hot - pursuit ;when a terrorist organisation (PKK) performs acts of terrorism in one country and then runs into another country, the country (Türkiye) has the right to follow them into that country and engage them, it is called hot - pursuit.
Every single Libyan government since the fall of Gaddafi, have been selected by the United Nations and they have officially asked Türkiye to help them, this is what gives Türkiye the right to be there.
Turkey saved Turkish Cypriots from genocide. Turkish Cypriots were brutalised by Greeks and Greek Cyprits for decades in order to unite Cyprus with Greece to turn Cyprus into a Greek Island. Thanks to Turkey this only remains as a Greek dream. Why did Greece turn the entire country into US bases??? You made yourselves a target for Russian missiles.
@nikosnikos8184 have you heard of self defence or just the Greeks got that right???
Greeks, take notice, you are not a Supra power, nor a regional power. No one will come to your rescue, if you make some stupid moves. The “Megali Idea” is dead, never to come back to reality.
Greece is strong enough and will get stronger , Greek navy will always rule the seas
stay out , forget mavi batan fairy tale
@@giorgismaximos8662 Rum idiocy ))
@@giorgismaximos8662 well, the “great”Greek power was put to test, in 1922, in the Anatolian adventurer, and in 1974 in Cyprus. Neither adventurer worked well for the Greeks. It’s not cool to be stupid.
@@ayhankaracaoglu6845 Take a look in your mirror and see who the idi ot is
@@rudolfohisena5701 Greek navy beat you , you lost WWI didn't u and the empire
was gone .
Not 1922 or 1974 now , HAF rules the air and navy the seas
Turkoye should do whatever is in its national interest. No need to care about backwards NATO mentality of Western Europe.
who cares about greece and israel does Turkiye care what they think NO Turkiye has the right to defend itself as well as north cyprus and any ally or friend it wants I wonder what the greeks say when Turkiye sets in motion the new aircraft carrier which they plan to build
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If Türkiye had not come, the Greeks would have already occupied the entire island of Cyprus. In addition, the Turks are not currently occupiers on the island, but a guarantor country with the UN decision