The machine needs regime change in Turkey to keep the country in thrall...
And now; inexplicable voter counts in Turkey’s presidential election...
There is only one playbook...
https://insiderpaper.com/erdogan-ascendant-as-turkey-heads-for-historic-runoff/
Turkey is the central portion of the Ottoman Empire. Old hatreds and bias never truly die. For 700 years the Ottomans threatened Europe.
Quite Right..... It's not mentioned, but one can deduce from Erdogan's grandeur dreams of a new Ottoman empire, China is an adversary, especially due to the treatment of Uyghurs in China.