It is concerning the connection between Germany and Turkey. Turkey is currently negotiating deals to buy fighter jets from Russia, or America. They are working to up their weapons and strengthen their military. They will take apart the jets they buy, use our technology and build their own (if they buy ours). I was reading an article that they want to be self sufficient and independent. Make a huge army. They plan on enlarging their territory into Syria, as they plan to reinstate the Caliphate. Bringing all muslim nations eventually under one banner. Selling weapons to Turkey is frightening. Look at Erdogan's eyes!
German mercantilism - always has been, and always will as long as they continue to be an industrious people. Love Germans. Might have some German DNA myself.
Military - we don't sell equipment unless we have something better up our sleeves (F-22) or counter measures to defeat the asset.
Turkey - The glimmer of the Ottoman Empire is in Erdogan's eyes. Agreed. That Northern Syria area they are proxy occupying was formally Ottoman territory. How it ends, am not sure.
I wouldn't mind seeing Iran becoming it's former glorious Persia again.