turkey that the time was on the winning side of the cold war. we were supposed to win something because we spent a significant part of our budget to nation of defense as a member of nato. but to be frank, when we look at those years, turkey did not win much, we faced many difficulties and many challenges and had to take new responsibilities in bosnia and kosovo, and to give up an indication, in 1991, our -- in 2001, it was 2,800. the increase of $200 or was not much. >>> in 2001, the second earthquake was security earthquake. the concept of security has changed because of 9/11 so it was seen as security around the nations. when you refer to secretary of defense, it means you are defending your country against that of another state or another block. but 9/11 shows that there's a need for security everywhere in the world, even if new york and in washington. that changed the concept and mind set of the international system. from freedom to security oriented approach. the regulations were done, new regulations, domestic regulations and migration reg

now, sitting in the capitol of turkey. every day morning, when we wake up and start to work, usually i do wake up in other countries, but, still assume that i'm in turkey. when we turn our eyes to our west, to europe, from greece up to spain, there's a zone of economic crisis. democratic governments being replaced by technocratic governments in some countries and there's a worry about the future of europe. european union and we as turkey, we want to be a european union and we want follow every event for our own future, when we turn our eyes to east and south from iran, and from syria, especially up to morrocco, there's political turmoil, political change and in the middle of these two crisis zones, there's a country having a stable democratic process, we had elections last year. one of the fastest growing economies, last year, we were in two quarters we were first and in the second we were the second big growing and there's a country with a active foreign policy. when the arab uprising occurred it was a big challenge for t

remember, turkey is a nato country and russia is surrounded. is already anxious about the expansion of nato in eastern europe. so now we see turkey's influence in the region coming in the possibility of ethnic nationalism probably coming in countries like azerbaijan, countries like uzbekistan. >> jon: i can see russia but china as well? >> china has a lot of uighur populations. the muslim population in china that's opposing and they want their own... their own independence. those people are also turkic people. and you're dealing with an area.... >> jon: turkey! (laughter) so that's what this is all about? it's the new power struggle? >> exactly. and russia is... sorry, turkey is a nato country so russia and china and there's a lot of resources in central asia and if problems start happening among turkic ethnic people in the region it might, affect the influence of china. >> jon: thank you for the explanation. it's incredibly complex and something we don't hear that much in the states because on our magazines we're concerned with if pets are goo

what is the thinking at the moment in turkey? >> it was exactly what i was thinking before i went to turkey. turkey would like this to be a solution from within the region but they would also like to work with the west and nato. they have realized that turkey alone cannot change bashar al- assad's behavior. they would like to help the civilian population which would require turkey working with nato. there is a sense in southern turkey, towns along the border with syria, that whereas in western capitals, people think that the fall of assad is imminent. many people are thinking that the assad regime might survive longer than we think it would. >> that seems kind of realistic given how much he has run onto power and how reluctant to engage in any talks. >> i was interacting with both syrians and people who interact with syrians to get a sense that the opposition, to the extent that it is powerful, is no match for assad's army because they have sophisticated weaponry. the assad regime still has some backing from the christians to the

turkey could be concerned about it but turkey is a friend of iran, which is one reason they resisted nato attempts until very recently and agreed to deploy a radar which you'll see on future maps right about here in turkey. in the next, say, several years, five years, missile ranges starting to encroach on southeastern europe or could be southern russia as well. or other regions. saudis are concerned about missile range capability. let's say in a decade or so, iran can probably have the capability to launch missiles that cover the entire european continent. the bush was worried about icbms either from north korea or iran. in my view they got the order backwards. it's these medium ranged missiles pro live rating quite widely. interrange ar far-term threat. however? how long will it take before iran gets them? who knows. on the order of a decade, maybe two. so this the threat that an mates the european phase adaptive approach. mind you without a nuclear warhead on these missiles they don't pose much of a threat. they can be a political threat, conventionally armed missiles in the middl

is there a problem between turkey and china, but one that turkey is trying to stop behind the scene,to mediate and show it is more of an economic problem. some feel they're losing ground within their own homeland to the up and coming chinese middle class. they're trying to mediate that more behind the scenes in a try to avoid scenes like this today with the protesters in the streets. >> ok, thank you for those insights. it turns out what is probably the most famous painting in the world has a twin sister. curators at the museum in a madrid say a mona lisa copy the have known for years is just as old as the original. >> more than 500 years ago, leonardo da vinci painted this. experts believe one of his students was making another version of the same artwork at the same time. the copy has now gone on display for the very first time. >> the intriguing look on the face of the mona lisa at prados. fresher, brighter, more radiant and leonardo da vinci pose a more famous version of for years, it was thought to be no more than a later copy. but experts examined it before it went on loan. und

why turkey's so interesting?ecause we are the losing party because of the sanctions and because of this tension. and third military strike i am telling here, military strike is a disaster. it is, should not be an option especially in this his to histoc turning point in our region. we don't want to see another huge tension because it is not just a regional tension. we don't want to see such a military strike. it is not reasonable, it is not feasible, nobody would think -- there was one place, one attack. even that was wrong. but from israeli perspective, i am seeing. in this case it is unfeasible, not reasonable, and we with will be against it as turkey. we will never, never endorse any military strike or any military tension, another military tension in our region. regarding syria, it is a big -- [inaudible] i spoke be with them very frankly, very frankly. even the terminology is interesting. bashar assad once said this is a fight between arab nationalist and islamist. it was a dynamic statement. -- where is iran

it will be a very important headache for turkey because turkey is part of nato and because of that turkey has certain responsibilities but iran is also a very important neighbor that two countries iran and turkey did not have war for centuries and iran is also an important number second a supplier of nature will ganz for turkey after russia and there are more than two million tourists coming to turkey each year from iran and it is very important for both countries to have normal relations good relations so i mean an attack against iran would be very bad would have very negative consequences for for turkish economy and for turkish diplomacy because of that turkey is from beginning the creek crisis asking and pushing for a diplomatic settlement. now a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world muslim cleric with alleged links to al qaeda said to be bin laden's wife her mother has been released from prison on bail in the u.k. extremist preacher abu qatada has been locked up for six years but last week a tribunal ruled he should be freed british officials say he poses

it will be a very important headache for turkey because turkey is part of nato and because of that turkey has certain responsibilities but iran is a very important neighbor that two countries iran and turkey did not have war for centuries it's very difficult to get a settlement to get a solution by attacking iran which is more than eighty million population really big country but as far as i know the current israeli government are not helping to find and calm a peaceful. diplomatic solution to the crisis. in terms of the internal political interests i hope i i see that unfortunately it helps and the tension helps netanyahu and for the world it is just this sponsibility to see this and to push really diplomatic means as far as possible in order to get rid of the possibility that we have another war in the middle east which would be detrimental for for all of us. from elsewhere in the world now an american that was ships continue to cruise iran's backyard and craft carrier abraham lincoln crossed the street. just weeks after the terror wouldn't tolerate u.s. naval force returning. forces sh

it will be a very important headache for turkey because turkey is part of nato and because of that turkey has certain responsibilities but iran is really important neighbor that two countries iran and turkey did not have war for centuries so it's very difficult to get a settlement it is foolish and by attacking iran which is more than eighty million population really big country but as far as i know the current israeli government are not helping to find. a peaceful. diplomatic solution to the crisis. in terms of the internal political interest i i i see that unfortunately it helps the tension helps and for the world it is the the sponsibility to see this and to push really means as far as possible in order to get rid of the possibility that we have another war in the middle east which would be detrimental for for all of us. i mean while israel is continuing to point the finger of blame at iran terrorism back to thailand says tuesday's explosions in one corner dentical to this week's attack in india failed terror attempt in june tehran denies any links to the incidents. reportedly charged

. >> turkey is a key player in this equation.ncreasingly, the west is saying this has to be a regional solution. >> it was what i was thinking before we went to turkey. turkey wants this to be a solution from within the region. perhaps turkey alone cannot change assad's behavior. humanitarian action would require turkey working with nato. in towns along turkey's border with syria. a lot of people think that assad's fall is imminent. contacts with people across the border think that assad's regime will hang on longer than we think. >> that seems likely based on how he has hung on to power. >> i interacted with both syrians and people who interact with syrians. there is a sense that the opposition, to the extent that it is powerful, it is no match for assad's army because it lacks the sophisticated weaponry. assad still has some backing among christians. he has mastered cracking down without having genocide level massacres, which keeps the world public opinion at bay. mistake ofddafi's threatening genocide. he is keeping the opposi

this caused outrage in turkey.rench president nicolas sarkozy was ridiculed in turkish newspapers. the turkish ambassador in paris was recalled, and military cooperation between the two countries was suspended. the turkish government sees the french court decision as a vindication and a way to normalise political and economic ties again. >> as far as i can judge at this time, the problems between france and turkey are settled. >> but the french government says it will try again with another draft of the law, which will likely make for more trouble between the two countries. >> and the u.s. republican front runner mitt romney won both of last night's primaries in michigan and arizona, holding up a strong challenge from his right-wing rival rick santorum. >> romney scored a big victory in arizona, but his home state of michigan was seen as the critical test. and there, he only scraped away. >> with 10 more states voting next week and a super tuesday, romney still has much work to do try to persuade republicans that h

it will be a very important headache for turkey because turkey is part of nato and because of that turkey has certain responsibilities but iran is a very important neighbor that two countries iran and turkey did not have war for centuries it's very difficult to get a settlement at the solution by attacking iran which is more than eighty million population big country but as far as i know the current israeli government are not helping to find. a peaceful. diplomatic solution to the crisis. in terms of the internal political interest i i see that unfortunately it helps and tension helps and for the world it is this sponsibility war is to push with diplomatic means as far as possible in order to get rid of the possibility that we have another war in the middle east which would be detrimental for all of us next it's a business update with marina stay with archie. hello and welcome to business here on araa to how the later short term drops of russian gas supply to europe spurred this question on how to secure consumers from possible cuts in the future or the head of castro's acts for branch ol

it will be a very important headache for turkey because turkey is part of nato and because of that turkey has certain responsibilities it's very difficult to get a settlement to get a solution by attacking iran which is more than eighty million population really big country but as far as i know the current israeli government are not helping to find a peaceful solution to the crisis i see that unfortunately it helps and the tension helps and for the world to see the sponsibility to push read the lunatic means as far as possible in order to get rid of the possibility that we have another war in the middle east which would be detrimental for all of us let's get the latest from the business desk now with marina. hello and welcome to business here on r t now the latest short term drops of russian gas supply to europe spurred discussions on how to secure consumers from possible cuts in the future well the head of gas from sexpot brush alexander at the age of says one of the ways is to increase storage capacities in the region. is a key element for security of supply for extreme situations like

like a two-pound turkey. >> it was a five-pound turkey breast. >> jimmy: a turkey breast, okay.ones make it more dangerous. >> jimmy: the only way to burn the house down is with the whole turkey that's still frozen on the inside. >> it's got to be frozen on the inside. apparently the water and hot oil are a dangerous mixture. >> jimmy: turkeys kill more humans than alligators i think. but they do it after they're dead. >> i think dennis hayesburg does the allstate ad or something like that. >> jimmy: this should be the plot of the "24" movie. you are doing a "24" movie, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, we're aiming to start -- thank you very much. hopefully mid-april. >> jimmy: start shooting it mid-april. any idea when it would come out? >> i don't. >> jimmy: will it be minute by minute like the television show? >> no, it's actually -- for us it's a great break. we will not do it in real-time. the 2-hour film will be a representation of a 24-hour day, which give us all of a sudden jack bauer can get on a plane. and you don't have to sit with him for the whole ride. >> ji

it was saved a challenge for turkey.the same day when bouazizi burton himself as a protest in protest or jane tunisia, are remain statements. i'm a special cabinet he did not wait to a strategic decision. our assessment was that this tunisia and revolt is not a nation revolt. it is not revolt of one country. it is a widespread regional revolt because now it is time for a change. and we asked, what should be our foreign policy? well, how should we approach this process? and we said, we will be supporting the demands of your people, wherever they are. whatever they demand, it is their right to demand. and why? because we thought this is the flow of their history. and one of -- my speech last year in march i said, this is the normalization of history because there are two abnormal structures in the region. what was colonialism we separated cities, societies from each other, like french and british colonies in syria or british colony and each had, et al. and colony of libya, french colony in algeria and tunisia. so these are

turkey would take a neutral position what if your mission when you a head of them aside was to promote ties between israel and left frankly states so how would you see the current policy of what many say is israel's self isolation particularly with regard to its former allies egypt and turkey. well i look upon this in a different light than you have just. mentioned if i would look at the situation israel is in today compared to what it was in before the peace process began in one nine hundred seventy seven seventy eight when egypt launched its initiatives towards israel i think the two situations are not comparable we lived for thirty years from forty eight to seventy seven seventy eight in the situation of isolation we're not isolated today in the region we have our differences we have more than just differences we have bones of contention with some of the countries like with turkey we have gone through a very difficult time and this was egypt disconcerted egypt is also going through a very difficult time and i don't think that it's in the interest of egypt to abrogate the israeli egy

turkey is doing it, russia is doing it better. in the far east, we opted not to get involved in mainland wars. europe in the 19th century, the external balance and the external source of intervention and influence to mitigate conflicts, reconciled, japan and china began with a partnership with the chinese. a self evident military edge to it. trying to operate on the assumption that they and we share a common interest in accommodation and will suffer very badly, each of us, if we get into real hostility. >> we have to accommodate them, in a way? accommodation? new say that they want status and their role in the world. they also want to be an economic and military player, right? >> military power, if one sided, can threaten the other. we have to be sensitive of their concerns as well. we patrol by air and sea, right up to the territories. they did this to us in san francisco. >> if you were the national security adviser now, and i certainly hope that from time to time the people in the administration reach out to get your thinking o

it was a big challenge for turkey. the same day when i was busy americans step is to protest in tunisia, they made statements that a special cabinet and we took a strategic position. rss is the distribution world is not a nation world, not a world of form. it is a wide spread regional reward is now at this time for change. and we have come up what should be our foreign policy? how should we apportion this process? and we said we will be supporting the demands of their people right over there, whatever they demand. and why? because the thought this is the history. and one of my speeches and last year, march, i said this is the normalization of history because 20th 20th century 20th century there were two abnormal structures in the region. mama's colonialism. we separate cities, societies from each other like french and british colonies were british colonies in egypt, italian colonies olympia, french colony in tunisia are so wealthy societies are separated from each other. the second abnormality was turning cold word bec

. >> turkey is a rising market with a population of 70 million. industrious and skilled greeks have no problem starting up a business or finding jobs here. the latest job market figures show that our unemployment rate is far below the average for the eurozone. >> this is a regular gathering of greek guest workers in istanbul. students, academics, entrepreneurs and employees need of every week. most are happy to have escaped the depressing situation in greece. many of them could have gone to berlin or london to look for work, but they feel more at home here. >> in istanbul, i would never find something like that. and then i came here. i have learned the turkish language. that is it. now i'm searching for a job and planning to stay here for more of my life. >> what was the one place where i could have a fresh start, create a new life for myself, but also which was close enough to my sensibilities that i will t myself and not miss home? >> this is in symbol's premier university, a well-known english language institution. for the past year, political

it will be a very important headache for turkey because turkey is part of nato and because of that turkey has certain responsibilities but iran is very important neighbor that two countries iran and turkey did not have war for centuries it's very difficult to get a settlement get a solution by attacking iran which is more than eighty million population big country but as far as i know the current israeli government are not helping to find. a. peaceful. diplomatic solution to the crisis. in terms of internal political interests i hope i see that unfortunately it helps and tension helps and for the world it is the sponsibility to be seen and to push really diplomatic means as far as possible in order to get rid of the possibility that we have another who are in the middle east which would be detrimental for all of us. meanwhile israel won't stop pointing the finger of blame at iran says recent explosions in bangkok tentacle two previous terror attacks in india georgia israel's ambassador tonnages claim that bombs discovered in the thai capital are similar to those used in the earlier bombin