A soldier with a NATO flag at an air base in Romania. Archival photo ANKARA, May 21. Turkey's threat comes from NATO, the expansion of the alliance in any direction threatens Ankara, Secretary General of the Turkish Motherland Party Dogu Perincek told RIA Novosti. Oriental historian Daniel Pipes said that Turkey should be excluded from NATO because of its policy and position on joining the alliance of Sweden and Finland. Turkey later stated that it could not say «yes» to these countries joining the military bloc due to their approaches to the Kurdish issue. Finland and Sweden to public humiliation»About 25,000 officers associated with NATO and the clandestine operation of the Gladio alliance were dismissed from service in the Turkish army after the coup attempt in 2016. Among them are hundreds of generals, some of whom are serving sentences in Turkish prisons Turkey's threat comes from NATO, this is a reality,» the politician said. According to him, «the United States and Israel are trying to create a «Kurdistan», creating threats for Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean.» «Look at the US military bases created around Turkey, where they accumulate American tanks and warplanes.NATO under US patronage threatens Turkey.NATO expansion to the East, West, in any direction is a threat not only to Russia, but also to Turkey.Turkey's partnership in the SCO is a very correct and comprehensive step.NATO — this is a danger and enmity for Turkey. 1971, 1980, 2016 — NATO and the USA were behind all the pressures on Turkey,» Perincek said. world
