2007-08-11 11:54:51 · 5 answers · asked by ozkansr 1 in Politics & Government ➔ International Organizations
Why? NATO is an organization for collective defense. It does not make sense to pull out from it apart from the fact that they've been a part of it since 1952.
The USA will support Turkey against the PKK simply because they are both NATO members. So why get out?
2007-08-14 07:09:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why would the Turks want to withdraw from NATO?
The alliance ensures its independence and acts as a shield against potential Russian or Iranian aggression. The massing of Turkish troops along the Iraqi border was a warning to both the US, the Kurds, and the world. The Kurdish question quite rightly disturbs Ankara.
For all extents and purposes the former northern No-Fly-Zone enabled Iraqi Kurds to fight and raid amongst themselves. After the second Gulf War, Iraqi Kurdistan came to its senses and is for all extents and purposes an autonomous almost-state. Not so recently, they have been entertaining going for broke and declaring an independent Kurdistan.
Were this to happen...Kurds in the surrounding countries would undoubtedly step up their efforts at either joining or establishing a homeland. As Turkey has a sizable and restless Kurdish population, a few regiments of the Turkish military ought to remind "Kurdistan" that this would be looked upon rather unfavourably by Angara.
Besides Turkey's application into the EU is definitely bolstered by its inclusion in the NATO alliance. Indeed, its application to the EU is over 30 years old. The Europeans like many of us ignore their our hypocrisies.
So the short of it is NO, I do not believe it likely that Turkey will be withdrawing from NATO.
2007-08-12 06:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by george_the_duck 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turkey will not get out from the NATO because it is benefiting from it to have security in the region.
2007-08-15 17:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turkey is one of the most important allies of the West while all of the enemies of Turkey are allies of Russia like Armenia.There is no benefit to do that.
2007-08-15 04:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by karasu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I think they want to stay IN- but on THEIR terms. THAT'S why they pretty much leave the Kurds alone on the other side of the Iraqi border. They don't want to get the U.S. upset with them. -so far.
2007-08-11 19:04:11 · answer #5 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋