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Turkey: military's nationalist campaign conceals rapprochement with US Pt2

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  • Turkey: military's nationalist campaign conceals rapprochement with US Pt2

    For the military, the developments in Iraq are especially
    alarming. Turkey is among the countries that have criticized the
    results of the January 30Iraqi elections, which have strengthened
    both the Kurdish nationalists and Shiite fundamentalist parties,
    both of which are perceived as a threat to Ankara's interest. If
    Kirkuk were to come under Kurdish dominance, it could become the base
    for a Kurdish state and encourage separatist Kurdish tendencies in
    neighboring states as well.

    Two recent articles by American authors also caused alarm in
    Ankara. Writing in the Wall Street Journal in February under the
    headline "The sick man of Europe-again," Robert Pollock sharply
    attacked Turkey for "anti-Americanism." In the second article,
    Michael Rubin, a former Bush administration advisor associated with
    various right-wing think tanks, warned that in the case of insufficient
    Turkish cooperation, the US might decide to build a military base in
    Iraqi Kurdistan.

    The PKK, which in the last five years has done all it could to distance
    itself from its militant nationalist past and demonstrate its readiness
    to loyally support the Turkish state, has recently shown signs of
    renewed radicalism. Just a few weeks ago they readopted their old
    name, after renaming the organization several times previously. Their
    leader Abdullah Ocalan has developed a perspective of a "Democratic
    Confederation," encompassing the Kurds of the whole region, including
    Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The PKK claims that the Turkish army
    has carried out major military operations against them.

    The generals fear that the discussion about the Armenian genocide, the
    EU's insistence on Kurdish rights and the situation in Iraq may revive
    the question of oppressed nationalities, undermine the nationalist
    state ideology of Kemalism and destabilize the Turkish state.

    They aim to counter these dangers by strengthening Turkish nationalism
    and simultaneously aligning themselves more closely with the US
    and Israel.

    During a visit by Erdogan to Israel earlier this month, Ankara and
    Tel Aviv agreed to closer collaboration on intelligence. After their
    meeting in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister and his Turkish
    colleague revealed that they had installed a direct telephone line
    between their two offices to facilitate this relationship.

    In addition, the two countries are reported to have agreed signed a
    deal worth US$400-500 million to modernize Turkish fighter jets. In
    April they concluded a contract for the delivery of spy drones and
    other reconnaissance technology.

    Turkey recently concluded a $1.1 billion contract with the US
    for the modernization of its 117 F-16 fighter jets. In addition,
    Turkey extended a treaty for the use of the Incirlik base by the
    US. Both contracts were concluded only after April 24. The Turkish
    government wanted to see whether Bush would utter the word "genocide"
    in his commemorative address on the 90th anniversary of the Armenian
    genocide. He did not.

    There are other indications that the US is trying to improve
    relations with Turkey. Citing "highly placed Kurdish sources in the
    Baghdad government," the English-language Turkish newspaper the New
    Anatolian reported May 2 that the US, and in particular the Pentagon,
    is pressuring the new Iraqi regime to move against the PKK in northern
    Iraq. US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanded this action during
    his recent visit to Iraq, the paper reported.
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