If you are familiar with ancient Roman history, you will know how brilliant the Roman capital Byzantium was once.

Byzantium is now Istanbul, Constantinople, the capital of the late Roman period. It stands in the Black Sea Strait.

However, when the Turkish Republic was established, it was very self-aware that its capital was transferred to Ankara. Compared to Istanbul, Ankara was an absolute inland city, which meant more security.

For example, if Turkey's capital is still in Istanbul, it will be within the absolute bombing range of German bombers and within the bombing range of German naval guns. No matter how many shore defense guns they have arranged on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it will be useless.

The German fleet was mighty and invincible, and Türkiye had no courage to fight against the Germans at all.

Look at the whole of Europe, the 10,000-character flag has been fluttered, look at the Soviet Union, now being beaten by the Germans, and in every battle, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers will be captured. Within half a month, Minsk fell, Petersburg was bombed into ruins, and the southern Germans' military peaks were approaching Kiev.

In this case, who else can stop the German army?

Ankara had already started to tremble. This morning, drizzled above Ankara, and the entire government building seemed very deserted.

"The Germans are demonstrating to us!" Turkish President Inonu stood up from his chair. Although he was a relatively cowardly president in Turkey's history, he was also very angry under such circumstances.

Türkiye's first president, Kemal, is the greatest figure in Turkish history and is known as the founding father of the Turkish Republic.

Unfortunately, God was jealous of talent. Kemal died early and left Turkey where he had fought for his life three years ago. After that, his main aide Ismet Inounu was elected as Turkey's second president and chairman of the People's Republican Party. Unfortunately, he was unfortunately unfortunate. As soon as he became president, he caught up with the outbreak of World War II.

Inonu didn't have the courage of Kemal. He believed in the advocacy of Britain and France and handed over the chromium ore to Britain and France. Now? The Germans' revenge came so soon.

Compared with other countries, Turkey is in a more turbulent manner. Although Kemal has undergone extensive reforms, the reform is still in progress. After years of war, the national economy has not been fully restored and still needs to rest and recuperate.

The most important thing is that Türkiye's military equipment and quality are far from comparable to Germany, and rashly declaring war with Germany will bring about a national disaster.

Inonu just wanted to remain neutral in World War II and would not provoke anyone. It would not be too late to surrender to anyone after the war.

Other countries were in ruins during World War II, but Turkey was recuperated and developed during World War II, and reforms continued to advance and succeed. In this way, Türkiye might be able to restore its former imperial glory.

Now it seems that his little abacus has miscalculated and the Germans are already forcing him to choose.

Now, the Germans have begun the threat of war, which is quite annoying.

"Yes, the Germans are demonstrating to us, which makes us quite unhappy, but, from another perspective, it is not too late for us to stand on the side of the Germans." At this moment, Prime Minister Gracholu spoke.

"The situation is already very clear. Germany will become the winner of this continent. We, Türkiye, want to remain neutral. Unfortunately, our regional relations determine that we cannot be outside World War II."

Türkiye and the Soviet Union are close to each other, and through Turkey, they can threaten the Soviet Baku oil fields at any time. At the same time, Türkiye also controls the Black Sea Strait, which determines the fate of Turkey and they cannot control their own destiny.

Among the top leaders of Türkiye, not everyone wants to be neutral, and there are ambitious people. For example, the current prime minister is like this. He has always supported the development of relations with Germany.

Now, he is still advocating this argument.

"Germany is destroying the Soviet Union. As we all know, the Soviet Union is our old enemy. Now, in the process of destroying the Soviet Union, if we send troops, we can expand our territory and take back the places that were stolen by the Soviet Union. Even the Baku region can fall into our hands." Gracholu continued: "I really don't know what you think. The Father of the Nation Kemal will be thrown away by us. If the Father of the Nation is here, we will definitely make the choice that is most beneficial to us!"

When Gracholu said this, someone was dissatisfied: "Gracholu, your words are unreasonable. Our country is still unstable now. How can we choose a war rashly to the outside world? Germany is not easy to mess with, and the Soviet Union is not easy to mess with. Over the years, the Soviet Union has been expanding to the outside world. When did we see the Soviets suffer losses? We should not participate in the battle between the Soviet Union and Germany."

The speaker was Foreign Minister Sarajolu, who had never supported turning to Germany.

"Don't participate? Germany is forcing us to participate now." Gracholu said: "The Germans plan to enter the Black Sea and destroy the Soviet Black Sea fleet. What should we do? Let the German navy enter, Sarajolu, let's talk!"

If the German Navy does not allow the German Navy to enter, the German Navy will definitely attack Istanbul immediately. There are several landing ships in the current German Navy formation. If the German Navy is allowed to enter, it will definitely anger the Soviets completely, and Turkey must make a choice!

Looking at the quarrel between his subordinates, Inonu didn't know what to say for a moment. Now, it's time for Türkiye to make a choice.

"President, Prime Minister, and German Ambassador asked for a visit." At this moment, the adjutant came in and said.

The Germans finally arrived. Just as the German warships were advancing towards the Black Sea Strait with great might on the Aegean Sea, the German ambassador was late.

"Everyone, I will convey the voice of Berlin to you," said Von Baben, the German Ambassador to Turkey. "Our navy needs the right to sail freely in the Black Sea Strait. Now, we are preparing to pass through the Black Sea Strait and conduct military exercises, exercise content, and simulated landing during the navigation."

Hearing the words of Von Baben, everyone present looked ugly. Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Numan Menemgiolu said unhappily: "Are you demonstrating to us?"
Chapter completed!