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

For the record, In “Turkey’s new cabinet, Erdoğan’s son-in-law included, Babacan outed…

Turkey lines up cabinet with Erdogan’s son-in-law in key post EurActiv.com Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu today (24 November) unveiled a new cabinet stacked with loyal allies of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – including his son-in-law who was named energy minister.   Council of Ministers Announced: 25 Men, Two Women Bianet :: English Members of Council of Ministers have been … Read more

NATO and US gives verbal support, It looks like Turkey will be the proxy in a fight against #Russia…

Downed Russian jet violated Turkish air space: NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said data from allies showed that Turkish information that a downed Russian jet violated the Turkish air space Putin Slams Turkey, Lavrov Cancels Turkey Trip  Bianet :: English Russian President Putin stating the downed planed wasn’t within the borders of Turkey has said, … Read more

Our hearts and souls are with the people of #Paris, #ParisAttacks #Prayforparis – A roundup…

The Streets of Paris Are as Familiar to Me as the Streets of Beirut  Global Voices Online by Joey Ayoub Memes widely shared in solidarity with the victims of the Paris attacks. I come from a privileged Francophone community in Lebanon. This has meant that I have always seen France as my second home. The streets of … Read more

Turkey vs. Russia. Turkey will probably bow but not without some show for domestic audiences…

I am thinking all the Chechen assassinations in Turkey probably organized by Russian intelligence in the last couple of years. Deeps silence in the Turkish side. … Erdoğan slams Russia for ‘grave mistake’ in Syria before key visit to Europe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dubbed Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria “unacceptable” before embarking on a … Read more

Elections for parliament speaker continues while Turkey’s presidential office plays logical games to justify ISIS

ISIL exists because al-Assad exists: Erdoğan aide A senior spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office has indicated the presence of terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was linked to the prevalence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria AKP candidate leads in elections for parliament speaker in … Read more