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inglor_cz
500 years ago, the Turks won a decisive battle at Mohács, with the young Czech and Hungarian king, Louis II Jagiello, drowning during his escape.

Had he survived, European history might have looked very different.

nec4b
Do you think Turkey can again become a great regional player in the near future? Looking at the population projections for the Balkans and surrounding countries like Hungary, things don't look great long term. Also Austria is afraid to make a statue of the polish king who saved Vienna from Ottomans in order to not hurt t the feelings of it's Turkish migrant population.
inglor_cz
Turkey definitely wields a lot of soft power, both in European Turkish communities and in places like the Horn of Africa.

Becoming a hard power could backfire on them. Today, not even Russia and the US seem to be in a position to win their wars of choice.