In the past, the US created a 'green line' of states, including Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, to surround the Soviet Union. Political Islam was used against the 'red devil'. However, political Islam turned out to be a two-edged sword. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of its Islamic proxies turned their hostility towards their former ally's interests in the Middle East. Turkey is seeking close relations with these Turkic-speaking countries.
Turkey is the sixth largest weapons buyer in the world.
No country selling weapons can sacrifice such a huge market. Turkey, backed up by Washington and Tel Aviv, pressured Syria to expel the PKK and its leader Abdullah Ocalan from its territory. US pressure played a major role in the refusal of Russia and European governments to grant Ocalan political asylum. Eventually, he was kidnapped from Kenya by Turkish agents with the aid of US and Israeli intelligence services. It is essential that solidarity be built between Turkish and Kurdish workers.