I characterize it as the fear of Iran and I have referred to it as “Persophobia” in my X posts.
There is an Iranian-Turanian rivalry that dates back to the Early Ages.
Suddenly, the public, most of whom until yesterday were Khomeinists, began to generate fear of Iran and obsession with Shia.
Iran is a country that borders all ancient states: The Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire and before... Therefore, it has serious state experience and political acumen.
What is behind the scenes of the senseless Persophobia of some sects in Turkey?
This is about Turkey. War can be the plaything of small states. We are a big state. The US is also a big state, but it does not go to war with its neighbors. It is easy to lord it over from one's pocket; fire burns where it falls. Everyone has to be reasonable.
Turkey is not the gendarme of the Middle East. We have written about this, including on the Gaza issue. No one should be swayed by the cultists who get rotten certificates to avoid military service. Large-scale wars benefit small states because they do not have much to lose.
While Iran is not a direct threat to us, generating tension over Shia is planned and deliberate.
Without the First and Second World Wars, the Ottoman Empire would most likely have disintegrated, but there would have been no Israel. Such big wars create space for small actors. It is necessary to think big and make smart moves.
These developments once again demonstrate the value of the words of the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: “Peace at home, peace in the world”.
You cannot do politics by ruling out possibilities. Let's say Iran and the US make a deal behind the scenes, what will you do then? States do not have emotions; they have their own minds, language and interests.
Then you watch the bending and twisting, the spinelessness in the sects.
The developments are still fresh. Everything is open to everything. Take your time, mullahs, softies and the general public! There will be a lot more water crossing this bridge. For now, it passes under it; if it passes over it, all hell will break loose!
There is no religious reason for the Iranian-Turanian rivalry in the Early Ages. It was purely due to geopolitical necessity. When Turks had to expand to the west and south, Iran was the obstacle in front of them. Similarly, when China wanted to expand to the west, the Turks were the obstacle.
Therefore, the history of the First Age is based on the Iranian-Turanian rivalry on one side and the Chinese-Turkish rivalry on the other.
Today, however, conditions have changed. For example, there has not been a major war between the Turks and the Chinese since about 751. This is because border dynamics have changed and geopolitical necessity has disappeared. As a matter of fact, today's Iran-Turkey border is based on the Treaty of Qasri Shirin signed during the Ottoman period. Since then, there have been no serious problems in this regard.
Today, Iran has no strategy of opening up to the West, and we have no intention of launching a campaign against Iran. Therefore, it is not right to victimize societies by bringing the mise-en-scene of centuries ago to the present.
To summarize: Today's perception mechanism, while trying to reproduce the rivalry of centuries ago, does not take into account the conditions that gave rise to that rivalry. This leads to serious illusions in analysis and synthesis.
It is like someone who sees a mirage in the desert because of thirst, and after getting water, he tries to take revenge on the mirage.
It is not the desert that causes the mirage; it is the person who wanders unnecessarily in the desert.
No one is asking the question to those who are muddying people's minds by spreading the fear of polar bears in the desert:
“But sheikh, the polar bear lives at the poles. Why would it be in the desert?”
It's in the name: Polar Bear.
What is the brave of the ice mountains doing in the Iranian and Arabian deserts with his snow-white feathers?
Especially if she's blonde... serious problem!