Yeah sure, second largest NATO military, battle-hardened in recent wars, not to mention rising military power in the Middle East, not needed in a defensive alliance, heh.
Not to mention control of the Bosphorus, as well as a tendency to have dalliances with Russia when ignored by the US (a tendency that, I must remind you, predates Erdoğan).
Start paying up 2% of your GDP (assuming you're European), on defence and military, or don't talk. Turkey is certainly paying their share, and paid their share way before Sultan Erdoğan took the throne.
Not to mention control of the Bosphorus, as well as a tendency to have dalliances with Russia when ignored by the US (a tendency that, I must remind you, predates Erdoğan).
Start paying up 2% of your GDP (assuming you're European), on defence and military, or don't talk. Turkey is certainly paying their share, and paid their share way before Sultan Erdoğan took the throne.