“First we will burn you, then we will ask – Erdogan knows what will happen if they go up to a Greek island”

Turkey is illegal internationally and we must denounce it. Constantly. With every chance. THE Yannis Engolfopoulos he believes that during the years when we did not speak, we were not won on a diplomatic level. Now that we are coming forward and internationalizing the problem, the whole world has realized who is on the wrong side of history. And since Turkey is now showing its weaknesses, we must take advantage of it…

We met the retired vice admiral in his studio Newsbeast and we talked for a long time about the important geopolitical issues that are developing in Europe but determine the destinies of the entire planet. We talked about the stance that Greece should take, the global alliances that have been created and the sacrifices that are being made in most of the European Union states, with one goal.

“Mr Erdogan has lost all respect as a leader”, Mr. Engolfopoulos tells us. And he explains: “He’s talking to everyone because he’s blackmailing. Sometimes I respect you and talk to you, sometimes I talk to you because I’m selling you blackmail. At the moment he has no credibility as an interlocutor”.

How likely is a hot episode between Greece and Turkey? The seasoned military man told us on the podcast: “If any aggressive action is taken by Turkey, we will not stop at this alone. We will go to total war. Now, the hot episode for us means war. Navy, army, air force… and we fight to the end. And we don’t care about anything else because we will win”. The retired vice admiral continued: “Even if Mr. Erdogan wants to make a heated episode, he can’t. He doesn’t have the potential, he doesn’t have the strength. I avoid a war, but if they make the first move, they don’t know where it will turn out. Will they risk a war? While we have told them: First we will burn you, then we will ask if you go up to a Greek island».

Is Erdogan at an impasse? According to Mr. Engolfopoulos, yes. “He has to make important decisions but the way he has handled many critical issues so far does not allow him to move with the comfort he would like”. Will this possibly be his weak spot on the chessboard of diplomacy? It will be seen in the near future…

Listen to Ioannis Engolfopoulos’ interesting analysis on the Newsbeast podcast.

Timeline

0:58 How is the Turkish provocation connected with the war in Ukraine.

8:24 Have the Turks lost any credibility they had on the international stage?

9:46 a.m Big poll on Turkey he asked public opinion whether “the Greek people are enemies or friends?”. 64% consider that there is no enmity and we are friends, while it makes sense that the voters of the nationalist party of Erdoğan’s government partner, Devlet Bakhceli, chose the same answer, at a rate of 57.8%. Because he continues the same tactics and we continue to use the argument that the Recep Tayyip Erdogan does he do all this for popular consumption, always addressing his internal audience?

10:49 The truth is that many expected us to have a “strange” summer and there were not a few who predicted a hot episode. Fortunately, this did not happen. What does the experienced military man see for the next period?

25:45 In one corner of Europe there has been a war for more than half a year. At the same time, several countries of the Old Continent have increased the funds of their armament programs. In Sweden and Italy, parties with far-right rhetoric are gaining ground. Willingly or not, various associations are made. Where are we going…

Newsbeast Podcast

George Filis: “The Turks should know that we will react in such a way that they will remember it three generations later”

Panagiotis Theodorakidis: “I see Greece being forced to make concessions – The disarmament of the Aegean islands is not Erdogan’s request”

Konstantinos Lavdas: “We are moving into a new form of globalization, with conflicts and destabilization – Many currencies will play roles”

Vassilis Rozis: “With Turkey in front of us, we should make use of women in the army, and women’s conscription should be established”

Alexandros Despotopoulos: “We learned from the mistake made in Imia and Turkey has understood this – We are living the conflict of two worlds”

Konstantinos Iatridis: “For every Turkish scenario there will be a similar response – Greece has changed and is determined towards Turkey”