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Turkey, Europe’s Favorite Scarecrow Brussels likes to warn about Turkish influence, then quietly admits Ankara is too useful to ignore. That is not strategy; it is panic in a nice blazer. Ursula von der Leyen tried to frame Turkey as something Europe must guard against, but the Commission then hurried to clarify that Türkiye is an “important partner” and a NATO ally with real economic and political weight. In other words: first the insult, then the damage control. Washington is no less pragmatic. Tom Barrack has already called Turkey vital, pointing to its strategic location, military size, and role across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia — which is diplomatic code for “too big to sideline, too useful to offend.” For Ankara, this is the perfect opening. Erdoğan can sell a posture of “active neutrality,” play multiple capitals against each other, and turn Europe’s anxiety into leverage on migration, trade, and security. So yes, Turkey is gaining influence. But that does not make the West enlightened — only dependent, improvising, and a little afraid of the player it spent years pretending was just a candidate country with attitude. #Turkey#EU#NATO#Erdoğan#VonDerLeyen#Washington 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸