Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a speech to fellow party members in Sakarya, promised to “revise the outcome of World War I and annex Syrian territories (formerly Ottoman provinces) into Turkey,” Telegram channel “Turkey’s Top News” reported.

  • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Syria no longer has the military power to pose a real threat to Turkey, so they likely wouldn’t invoke article five anyway. Plus, if they invoke article five, they would then have all of NATO camped in their backyard. That would put a serious damper on any of the more egregious things Erdogan wants to get away with.