Erdoğan in NY in the UN Summit…

Another English case: I SPEECH KÜRSÜ??? pic.twitter.com/6sQkY5tDN8 — attorney at love (@allegrande) September 24, 2019 Turkey Now the Only G20 Country Not Ratifying Paris Agreement Bianet :: English As Russia has signed the act ratifying Russia’s participation in Paris Agreement, Turkey is now the only G20 country which Will you pay for me too?’: Putin … Read more

Now in the US… “Erdoğan’s ‘Uniting Ummah’ event in New York divided U.S. Muslim leaders

Erdoğan’s ‘Uniting Ummah’ event in New York divided U.S. Muslim leaders | | Ahval AMP Project This story has been updated by expert’s comments in the eighth and ninth paragraphs. Two leaders of the American Muslim community said on Friday that their names had been added as guests to a flier printed for the Turkish … Read more

“Trump declines to criticise Turkey’s Russia missile purchase” BUT “U.S. Formally Cancels Sale of Fighter Jets to Turkey, a NATO Ally

U.S. Formally Cancels Sale of Fighter Jets to Turkey, a NATO Ally NYT > Turkey  Turkey, whose purchase of a Russian missile system has created friction, called the Trump administration’s move a “mistake Trump declines to criticise Turkey’s Russia missile purchase Al Jazeera English (In Depth) The US president takes a softer line against the … Read more

End of an era? “First shipment of Russian S-400 systems delivered to Turkey

Let’s see if the US authorities just bluffed or they can start kinds of sanctions despite Trump… Russian missile delivery to Turkey strains ally’s relations with US World news: Turkeyby Bethan McKernan First S-400 parts delivered to military base outside Ankara as Washington considers sanctions First shipment of Russian S-400 systems delivered to Turkey Al Jazeera English … Read more

Probably encouraged by the meeting with Trump, Erdoğan says “US scrapping F-35 jet deal with Turkey would be robbery

Erdoğan: It Will Be Called Seizure If U.S. Doesn’t Deliver F-35s to Turkey Bianet :: English President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that if the U.S. does not deliver the F-35 fighter jets to Erdogan: US scrapping F-35 jet deal with Turkey would be robbery Ankara faces new strains in US … Read more

Trump, the saviour

What I understand is that Trump is the only person who prevents any substantive measures to be taken against Turkey, or more specifically Erdoğan regime, in the context of S-400 crisis. Hence comes the Trump love among the AKP elites… However, since Trump is not always predictable who knows what may happen next… Think tank offers … Read more

Feeling the heat: “US House of Representatives Calls Turkey to Cancel S-400 Purchase

US House of Representatives Calls Turkey to Cancel S-400 Purchase Bianet :: English  While the House approved a bill that calls Turkey to choose between the S-400 and the F-35, pilots from Turkey has been barred from accessing the aircraft, according to the US media. U.S. House unanimously urges Turkey to cancel S-400 deal | Ahval … Read more

It gets real: “Pentagon Chief to Suspend Turkey’s F-35 Pilot Training…

Pentagon Chief to Suspend Turkey’s F-35 Pilot Training Foreign Policy – Lara Seligman – Jun 6, 11:15 PM Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is taking significant steps toward cutting Turkey out of the F-35 fighter jet program over concerns about Ankara’s plans to purchase a Russian missile system, telling his Turkish counterpart that   … Read more

Wow. “NBA Dumps Turkish Twitter for ‘Censoring’ Portland Trail Blazer Enes Kanter…

NBA Dumps Turkish Twitter for ‘Censoring’ Portland Trail Blazer Enes Kanter The Daily Beast The NBA is cutting ties with a Turkish vendor that runs a Twitter account in that country under its logo after Portland Trail Blazers star Enes Kanter complained it “censored’’ his contribution to a victory. “How can the official NBA allow this?” tweeted … Read more

From Wikipedia ban to the Attack Against CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu… Showcase judicial decisions…

New Video Footage Showing the Moment of Attack Against CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu Bianet :: English A new video has come out showing the moment of attack against CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu during the funeral of a soldier via Turkey: Two years without Wikipedia ARTICLE 19 – Apr 29 Today marks two years since the Turkish government … Read more

Offensive on the Western Front… “Turkey expels three German journalists; says buying Russian S-400s a done deal…

Turkey expels three German journalists BBC News | Europe | World Edition Germany’s foreign minister says the decision is unacceptable and he will campaign against it. Turkey buying Russian S-400s a done deal: Erdoğan Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s president said on March 6 that Ankara has finalized an agreement on purchasing Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. … Read more

This is very heartbreaking: THE KILLING OF TAHIR ELÇI (The Forensic Archicture report)

The official site here  The full report here: CGI crime scene reconstruction opens new leads in Kurdish activist killing FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE 8 February 2019 ************** Other news:  Turkey’s ‘anti-Erdoğan’ deserves Nobel Peace Prize POLITICO – Esther King – Jan 21, 5:24 AM Opinion By Stephen Kinzer | | Updated When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a … Read more

“Trump Threatens to ‘Devastate Turkey Economically’ if It Attacks Kurds” BUT Turkish leadership downplays it…

Not that they are really scared, I believe, as with the US retreat, Turkey gets what she wants in northern Syria. Under normal conditions, there would be angry talk-backs, trolls would be alert etc but it seems they just let Trump’s tantrum pass… Like Russia, Turkish ruling elites like Trump more than the previous presidents and … Read more

“Hawkish” Bolton could not pass Turkey test, it seems…

Erdogan Says Turkey Cannot ‘Swallow the Message’ From Bolton NYT > Turkey by By REUTERS  / President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey denounced comments from the U.S. national security adviser John Bolton that Turkey must agree to protect Kurds if Americans withdrew from Syria. Mr. Bolton was denied a meeting with Mr. Erdogan during his visit to … Read more

Turkish Presidential Office was busy with refuting American claims

This is more political, not much can be done. Turkey rebuffs Pompeo’s remarks over ‘slaughtering Kurds’ Hurriyet Daily News “Turkey has decried recent remarks by the U.S. secretary of state on Turkey’s role in ensuring Syria’s security and territorial integrity… This is more interesting: A Twitter user explains presidential statistics usage. But we have cats. You … Read more