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Talk Cold Turkey
Talk Cold Turkey Henri Matisse View of Nôtre Dame 1914 Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Prime Minister of Turkey in 2003. His AKP party had won a major election victory in 2002, but Erdogan was banned from political office until his predecessor Gül annulled the ban. Which he had gotten in 1997 for reciting an old […]
This is Italy. This is not Sparta.
This is Italy. This is not Sparta. Nikolay Dubovsky Became Silent 1890 “European Stocks Surge Celebrating New Spanish, Italian Governments”, says a Zero Hedge headline. “Markets Breathe Easier As Italy Government Sworn In”, proclaims Reuters. And I’m thinking: these markets are crazy, and none of this will last more than a few days. Or hours. […]
How the ‘Clash of Civilizations’ Explains Turkey-US Relations
How the ‘Clash of Civilizations’ Explains Turkey-US Relations Turkey’s geopolitics is increasingly at the center of attention after the failed coup of July 2016. The era of Kamalism, with the army as “guardian of secularism” has ended. The AKP and its revered chief Erdogan are free as never before to go ahead in their ideological project of […]
Turkey, Saudi Arabia Mull Syria Ground Invasion As Russia, Hezbollah Decimate Rebels
Turkey, Saudi Arabia Mull Syria Ground Invasion As Russia, Hezbollah Decimate Rebels “What’s going on in Syria can only go on for so long. At some point it has to change,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on a plane back to Turkey from Latin America over the weekend. As we’ve documented extensively over […]
Erdogan calls MP ‘traitor’ for telling RT that ISIS got chemical weapons via Turkey
Erdogan calls MP ‘traitor’ for telling RT that ISIS got chemical weapons via Turkey © Kayhan Ozer / Reuters; Eren Erdem / Facebook Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused opposition MP Eren Erdem of “betrayal.” Erdem told RT that Islamic State terrorists had obtained sarin gas supplies through Turkish territory – and that […]
A Blind Eye Toward Turkey’s Crimes
A Blind Eye Toward Turkey’s Crimes Exclusive: The alleged ties between Turkish President Erdogan and Islamist terrorists in Syria is an embarrassment for the Obama administration and the U.S. news media, which would prefer to look the other way rather than face up to the danger created by an out-of-control NATO “ally,” writes Robert Parry. Theoretically, it would […]
Turkey Arrests Journalists Who Exposed Erdogan’s Weapons Smuggling To Extremist Syrian Rebels
Turkey Arrests Journalists Who Exposed Erdogan’s Weapons Smuggling To Extremist Syrian Rebels One of Turkish president Recep Erdogan’s key contentions in the ongoing diplomatic spat with Russia is that everything that Russia has accused Turkey of doing, from funding the Islamic State’s oil purchases, to providing weapons for Syrian “rebels” intent on eradicating the Assad […]
NATO Member Turkey Shoots Down Drone Of Unknown Origin On Border With Syria
NATO Member Turkey Shoots Down Drone Of Unknown Origin On Border With Syria Over the course of Russia’s involvement in Syria, the tension between Moscow and Ankara has grown steadily. In short, NATO-member Turkey has accused Russian fighter jets of violating its airspace as they buzz the border on the way to hitting anti-regime targets. […]
Protests Erupt In Turkey As Government Accused Of False Flag In Weekend Suicide Blast
Protests Erupt In Turkey As Government Accused Of False Flag In Weekend Suicide Blast For those who might still be unaware, Turkey is playing a large role in perpetuating violence across the Mid-East. A few months back, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally decided to allow US warplanes to fly sorties from Incirlik, it was […]
Turkey Turmoiling: Lira Plunges To Record Low On Financial, Political, Terrorism Fears
Turkey Turmoiling: Lira Plunges To Record Low On Financial, Political, Terrorism Fears Turkey’s lira is once again in free fall, after testing all-time lows against the dollar during multiple sessions of late as political turmoil and civil war wreak havoc on the currency. On Tuesday, the central bank failed to hike rates and delivered what was generally […]
The Fake War on ISIS: US and Turkey Escalate in Syria
The Fake War on ISIS: US and Turkey Escalate in Syria It is late July 2015, and the media is abuzz with the news that Turkey will allow US jets to use its bases to bomb Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria. There is much talk about how this development is a “game-changer,” and how this is […]
