The nationalist Rodina party supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine and believes that Turkey should end its membership in the Alliance. In January, political power launched a large-scale “Let’s get out of NATO” campaign.
Ethem Sancak, Deputy Chairman of the Turkish Motherland Party, said on January 24 that the country could withdraw from the North Atlantic Alliance. His words were taken from Aydınlık publication.
According to Sancak, “Western provocations” are forcing the country to make this decision.
“Turkey will leave NATO in 5-6 months. They are trying to pull us into the vortex in the Middle East. Finally, you see acts contrary to the Qur’an in Sweden and the Netherlands.”
Founded in 2015, the nationalist Rodina Party is known for its pro-Russian stance. The head of the political power, Doğu Perinçek, especially supported the military attack of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Perinçek told Russian journalists on February 24, when the Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine, “Mr. Putin knows that US threats cannot be stopped with statements. The weapons used by Russia, the Russian military operation, are the weapons that bring peace and tranquility.” .
At the same time, he emphasized that Turkey “will take its place among the founders of a new civilization”.
On January 19 this year, the party launched a nationwide “Let’s get out of NATO” propaganda campaign.
In the statement made on the website of the political power, “A strong NATO is a strong threat. NATO is besieging our country with its bases inside and outside Turkey in order to expand to the east.”
Within the scope of the campaign, Turkish cities should put tables under the relevant petitions to collect citizens’ signatures. The party also promises to hold rallies and protests against NATO bases in the country.
Turkey’s withdrawal from NATO: Erdogan’s stance
Meanwhile, the ruling Justice and Development Party [главой партии является президент Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган] He stated that Turkey’s withdrawal from the North Atlantic Alliance was not discussed. According to Haber Sol’s report, Ömer Çelik, the spokesperson of the political power, said this on Turkish television.
“The statements of those who talk about Turkey’s withdrawal from NATO are astonishing. Such a thing is out of the question.”
Çelik reminded that Turkey is one of the founding countries of the military-political bloc and therefore does not intend to leave.
Previously Focus John Bolton, the 45th President of the USA, Donald Trump’s former national security aide, wrote in an article he wrote in The Telegraph at the beginning of January that Turkey’s NATO membership should be questioned in 2023 because Ankara does not want to get tough. position against Russia.
Source: Focus
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