Nobilissimus Tzachas: Caka Bey (III)
Nobilissimus Tzachas: Caka Bey (III)
Turkish Navy in Africa: A Natural Progression
What do the current Turkish geo-strategic moves in Africa have anything to do with Nobilissimus Tazchas: Caka Bey of 1000 years ago?
The legacy of Caka Bey is that he founded a polity on 12 islands in the Aegean/Islands Sea within proximity to his headquarters in Smyrna/Izmir.
He declared his polity in Smyrna/Izmir, yet instead of expanding East, he elected to leverage its power, by controlling the nearby islands on the West.
FRANCE & ALGERIA = TURKIYE & LIBYA
France in 1852 took control of Algeria from the Ottoman Empire without a fight. In 2022, Turkiye practically took control in Libya in a similar way from France.
Did France have a chance to become a superpower during the Cold War with Algeria, if it kept it? Does Turkiye-Libya Maritime Agreement give credence to making a superpower?
Nobilissimus Tzachas: Caka Bey
Kept Peace in the Aegean/Islands Sea
The million dollar question is why Caka bey felt obliged to expand towards the West and not the East. Could it follow then, Turkiye has no choice but to look to the West to keep Anatolia safe like Caka bey kept Izmir safe or was it for imperialist ambitions?
TCG Muavenet
The US Saratoga sunk a Turkish frigate TCG Muavenet 60 miles from Izmir in 1992. Reportedly, it was an accident. As a result, Turkiye is to keep the “accident prone” US warships of late out of small seas like the Aesean/Islands where Caka Bey ruled.
In fact, it would be safer for the ocean going massive US ships to sail in the Western portion of the Mediterranean Sea beyond the Libya-Crete line. They will not be sitting-ducks. “Accidents” will be avoided, no matter which side will be at fault.
Dedeagac
Caka Bey, by controlling 12 islands next to Anatolian land mass also assured no naval expedition to take place in the Asean/Islands Sea. French and British navies ventured there in the WWI. They faced the disaster of naval history in the Dardanelles in 1915.
Today, Globalist regimes in the West unrealistically are deploying imposing military might in Dedeagac, Greece. Any military expedition is sure to end up with an even bigger disaster than the 1915-Dardanelles when the supply line will be at risk like now.
Nobilissimus Tzachas: Caka Bey
Best Defense Good Offense
Caka Bey expanded its polity westward to strengthen and protect headquarters in Smyrna/Izmir. He did it by settling on the 12 islands in the Aegean/Islands Sea.
Turkiye, in possession of Smyrna/Izmir and the rest of the Asia Minor and European Thrace, will need to make westward move in light of Caka Bey’s wisdom.
Asia Minor Defense Starts in North Africa
First, much like when the Ottoman Turks attempted to conquer Constantinople in the Middle Ages they built a fortress to cut supply lines to the beleagured city. The Ottomans first built the Anadolu and then Rumeli fortresses on the Bosphorus.
In this case, it is reasonable for Turkiye to set up a similar might in Libya, acting like the Anadolu fortress in the Bosphorus. Turkish military deployment in Libya, as a result, will surely check what potential assets are entering into eastern Mediterranean.
The Status of the 12 Islands To Be Legitimized
Secondly, in the Aegean/Islands Sea, currently, there are 12 islands that are illegally militarized. Greece, on top, allows foreign powers also to deploy their startegic assets. As a result, Turkiye naturally gains the right to demand sovereignty transfer.
Turkiye already stated a number of times that otherwise, the current military status of these 12 islands makes it a casus belli. In light of the larger specter of Nobilissimus Tzachar: Caka Bey’s wisdom, it is no brainer: The 12 islands mess must be addressed.
Nobilissimus Tzachas: Caka Bey
Fact or Fiction
On a noble thought, if Greece, in the company of the US and France did not encroach the said 12 islands of Nobilissimus Tzachas: Caka Bey, Turkiye would not have made certain “aggresive” moves in North Africa.
Turkiye, living in peace with Greece as a neighbor, would have kept its focus on the East. Instead, it was forced to turn priorities to the dangers coming from the West. Otherwise, it is clear more good and bad are likely to come from the East in the 21st century. China, India, Iran, and Russia have vital interests.
Caka Bey’s Vision and Wisdom
If Caka Bey did not have the vision and wisdom to expand westward, trouble was sure to hunt his polity from the East sooner than later. In that regard, going West was a good insurance.
Based on Caka Bey’s vision and wisdom then, Turkiye has no other option but to make similar moves in the West, now. Libya and the 12 islands are the only, first, and natural options.