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Ex-Turkish Naval Chief Threatens to Crush Israel Like a Cockroach

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Retired Turkish Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı, who developed Turkey's modern naval doctrine, described a potential conflict with Israel. He accused Israel of seeking to destabilize Syria and incite sectarian conflict. Yaycı threatened that 30 million men would advance through Israel, vowing to crush the Israeli army like a cockroach.

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  • Retired Turkish Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı threatened to crush Israel's army like a cockroach.
  • Yaycı is the former head of the Turkish naval staff and author of its modern naval doctrine.
  • He accused Israel of trying to turn Syria into its backyard and inciting sectarian conflict.
  • Yaycı claimed 30 million men would advance south through Israel, with Syria and Lebanon unable to stop them.
Ex-Turkish Naval Chief Threatens to Crush Israel Like a Cockroach
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Retired Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı, credited as the architect of Turkey's current naval doctrine, has outlined a hypothetical scenario for a large-scale military conflict with Israel. In an interview with GZT, Yaycı presented a map he claimed was prepared by Israel, depicting regional strategic interests. He accused Israeli authorities of aiming to turn Syria into a subservient territory to hinder the strengthening of the Syrian government, alleging Israel's primary objective is to incite a Sunni-Shiite conflict.

Yaycı issued a direct threat against Israel, stating, "30 million men will head south. Neither Syria nor Lebanon will be able to stop us. We will simply pass through Israel. If the Turkish army meets the Israeli army on the battlefield, we will crush them, like we would crush a cockroach. I have no doubt about this."

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