After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Turkey, a country in Europe and Asia, suddenly transformed itself into one of the most active political forces.
At the beginning of the conflict, Turkey remained neutral, and President Erdogan also wandered between Russia and Ukraine, making a lot of efforts for the two sides to sit down and negotiate; Today, the thrilling "energy war" between Europe and Russia has temporarily distracted people from the dynamics of the battlefield. In this dispute, Turkey's tendency is very clear.
On September 6, local time, Erdogan's chief adviser announced the president's latest "instructions", Erdogan claimed that due to the severe energy crisis in European countries, it is expected that 1 million Europeans will go to Turkey to spend the winter at the beginning of winter. Why is Erdogan so sure that Europeans will not go to other countries and flock to Turkey?
Although Turkey's climate is not much warmer than italy, Spain and other countries, for various reasons, Turkey has become a holiday paradise for Europeans.
First of all, Turkey implements a visa-free system for many European countries, and Europeans can enjoy certain preferential policies when they come to Turkey to play, the best of both worlds.
Secondly, the Turkish lira depreciated sharply some time ago, and the exchange rate against the euro fell by 30% at one point, and Europeans can buy more things in Turkey with the euro, which is tempting.
Most importantly, Turkey is not as short of gas as Europe. Turkey is not an EU country and has not imposed any sanctions on Russia. Thus, even though Nord Stream 1, which runs from Russia to Germany, has permanently ceased to supply gas, the Russian Blue Stream pipeline to Turkey is unaffected and functioning normally.
At the same time, Turkey is also receiving natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan, an energy powerhouse on the caspian sea coast, and the two lines converge in Turkey to supply more than enough for its own nationals. It is not surprising that Turkey, which is not afraid of the harsh winter cold, is yearned by countless Europeans.
In addition, "romantic Turkey" is already recognized as a tourist destination, and the capital Istanbul, Antalya and other cities are full of exotic styles and attractive to Europeans.
But all along, Turkey has only been used as the back garden of Europeans, Europeans travel to Turkey, with a little appreciation of the farmhouse mentality, to a fresh, Europeans have always refused to accept this frontier of the country.
Now that Europeans are in trouble, Erdogan is not at all polite, calling on Turkey's hotels and restaurants to slaughter customers. Erdogan said that hotels in major tourist attractions should quickly expand the scale of reception, and the asking price for these 1 million EU citizens who come to Turkey cannot be too cheap.
The price increase in the peak tourist season is the unspoken rule of the scenic spot, everyone has long seen it, why does Erdogan, as the leader of a country, make this unspoken rule public? I'm afraid that Erdogan cares not only about making money, but also a bit of "beating up the falling water dog", deliberately embarrassing the EU, nothing else, is to relieve hatred!
Turkey and the EU have never dealt with each other, and on the issue of joining the EU, Europeans have tried their best to make it difficult, so Turkey has been waiting for 23 years; At the same time, arrogant Europeans also make accusations against Turkey on the issue of refugees, which is difficult for Turks to accept. Moreover, the EU is not in the right place on energy issues. If it were not for the West uniting to impose sanctions on Russia, Russia would not have treated it as a human being.
Today's Europe is going through tough times. A few days ago, Nord Stream 1 was out of breath indefinitely, triggering another energy crisis. Natural gas prices quickly rushed to the recent highs, while European stock markets and foreign exchange markets continued to fluctuate, and the euro exchange rate against the DOLLAR also broke through new lows. Experts predict that the price of natural gas in winter may exceed 4,000 US dollars / thousand cubic meters.
Prices are soaring, energy prices are ridiculously high, and Europeans are completely cornered. A week earlier, Europeans were still celebrating the collapse of gas prices, but Putin did not expect that Putin had used only one trick to let Europeans spend the winter safely.
In the European-Russian energy war, Erdogan maintained a clear understanding, a few days ago Erdogan made it clear that the European energy crisis is "self-inflicted", and it is Europe's pursuit and interception of Russia that has led Russia to respond to European sanctions in a similar way. Who is Erdogan? This is a shrewd politician who has repeatedly jumped between major powers for the sake of his own interests, and in order to buy Russian-made weapons, he even dares to intimidate Trump, and it is not a small meaning to stab Europeans.