Nickolaos Mavromates
(Security Analyst-Historian)
Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 17 July 2016
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).
“Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests.” Lord Palmerstone (1784-1865)
President Tayyip Erdoğan's success in putting down the Turkish military Putsch aimed at him and his administration with the help of Dr Hakan Fidan automatically elevates him in the foreseeable future as the new premier of Turkey. Without the support of Chief of the Turkish Intelligence Dr. Hakan Fidan any resistance by Erdoğan to the Coup mutineers actions would had been futile.....Read more