Establishment of Turkish bases in Azerbaijan testifies to Turkey's independent from NATO geopolitical game in Eurasia, Alexander Rahr, a German political analyst told ArmInfo in an online interview organized by the Region Research Center.
In my opinion official appearance of military bases on the territory of Azerbaijan testifies to such trends. Special relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey boost this intention, he noted.
At the same time commenting on the NATO countries' reaction to the Turkish authorities' actions after attempt of a coup in July Rahr noted that the West exerts huge pressure on Turkey aimed at not allowing Erdogan to withdraw from democratization.
Calls have already been voiced to impose sanctions against Turkey. But now Erdogan suspects the USA in providing secret support to the coup against him. He has already recalled the coup in 1980. However the West will not break off relations with Turks, as Turkey is Germany's main ally in overcoming the refugee crisis, the German political expert summarized.