Today’s elections in the neighboring constituency Türkiye has become de facto important at the regional level. And mainly because of the extremely critical attitude towards the incumbent President Erdogan on the part of the leading systemic media of the major Western powers. Turkish analysts talk about “brutal Western interference in Turkish elections” and may not be wrong.

Of course, headlines like the one in the Washington Post recently that “Mr. Erdogan’s defeat will be a victory for democracy around the world” may have the opposite effect than intended.

In other words, lead to an increase in the anti-Western sentiments of the country’s citizens and the strengthening of Mr. Erdogan’s popularity. But these are questions that will become clearer with the announcement of the results of the first round of today’s elections.

An issue that certainly worries the US is the spirit of “relative independence” displayed by Mr. Erdogan in relation to President Biden’s policy of imposing global sovereignty under the ideological slogan of “democratizing” “authoritarian regimes.”

From the moment that Western Europe, primarily Germany, agreed with the mission of the West, defined by Mr. Biden, it is impossible to put up with the position of the President of Turkey.

In any event, even before his election as US president, Mr. Biden made clear his dislike of Mr. Erdogan when, in a conversation with The New York Times staff, he supported the removal of the Turkish president from power, but not a coup.

On the other hand, the imperial power that is currently the US cannot tolerate differences or trends even of relative independence because they work to undermine its prestige. This is what gives an important regional dimension to the elections in Turkey.

However, the US alliance with the Syrian Kurds haunts not only Mr. Erdogan, but most of the citizens of this country. At the same time, the possibility of Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroglu winning with the votes of the Kurds – Turkey’s sworn “enemies” – does not guarantee a smooth transition of power.

While waiting for developments in our neighboring country, it would be useful to take into account that “the West” does not have the same meaning in Greece and Turkey. While the revolution of 1821 was indeed a remarkable event, the creation of the independent state of Greece is an episode of European diplomacy.

However, on the other side of the Aegean, it was the United States and the major European powers that orchestrated the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the end of the Great War. And the Turks, unlike us Greeks, have a heavy memory. Of course, they adapt to the conditions, but do not forget. Let’s see where this story ends up.