As more symbolic backing for Turkey comes from NATO, “Greek PM goads Turkish PM on Twitter over downing of Russian jet….

Greek PM Tsipras takes on Turkish PM on Twitter A highly unusual online exchange took place on Twitter between the prime ministers of Greece and Turkey before the former deleted his tweets – but only from the English version of his account Greek PM in Turkey Twitter outburst BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek PM … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: AB-Türkiye: Sanal dünyalarda yalancı poker

AB-Türkiye: Sanal dünyalarda yalancı poker   Sorumsuz ve gayriciddî medya sayesinde hem içerde hem dışarıda AB ile Türkiye arasında yeni bir dönem başladığı, Ekim 2016’da pasaportu cebine koyanın kapağı Avrupa’ya atacağı, Türkiye’nin üç zamanda üye olacağı haberleri uçuşuyor. Pazar akşamüstü Brüksel’de ne oldu ve esas ne olmadı, açalım.   Davutoğlu’nun “tarihî anlaşma” lâflarının aksine Belçika … Read more

Dirty deals: after £2bn EU border control deal, Turkey immediately rounds up hundreds of migrants While the world of Turkey’s people smugglers is hiding in plain sight…

Hiding in plain sight: inside the world of Turkey’s people smugglers World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Patrick Kingsley in Izmir w Thousands of refugees are continuing to board boats to Europe everyday despite the worsening winter weather Turkey’s message to the world: “Give me the money while I still pollute” The most difficult issue to agree … Read more