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Jun 11
This news story claims the Chinese electric car company BYD abandoned its promise to build a factory in Manisa after getting huge subsidies enabling it to import cars duty free & making a killing.
BYD Türkiye’yi dolandırdığını kendisi ilan etti 10haber.net/ekonomi/byd-fabr…
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Jun 10
The ousted head of Türkiye's main opposition party on Tuesday urged lawmakers to resist what he called a bid to eliminate it, while its court-appointed new leader pledged at a rival meeting to "cleanse the party of dirt.”
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Jun 8
Why does Erdogan prefer Kılıcdaroglu over Ozel as CHP leader?
Henri Barkey @hbarkey answers.
To watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=r0jxNGc6…
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Finally, another development that has been slightly overshadowed by the latest crackdown in Turkey, but which deserves our attention, is Ankara's effort to court the Libyan government in Benghazi.
As @burweila told me, this is a story to keep a close eye on 👇
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The move to strike at the Turkish opposition comes ahead of a planned NATO summit in Turkey and as Erdogan tries to convince Europe that it needs Turkey for its security.
I look at what Turkey’s deeper descent into authoritarianism means for Europe with @MarcPierini1.
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Kicking off the latest @GreekCurrent episode, I explore the mood in Turkey following this decision, and break down where this could this leave the country's vulnerable economy with @aylajean.
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Last month Erdogan took the unprecedented step of removing the opposition's leadership, the latest sign of his tightening grip on #Turkey.
Is this the final nail in the coffin for Turkish democracy, and what does it mean for the West?
🎧🎙️: open.spotify.com/episode/26t…
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May 28
Greek politics is shaking up, and the shift into campaign mode is kicking into a higher gear. So far all eyes have been on #Greece’s opposition, as former PM Alexis Tsipras makes a play to establish himself as the candidate that will unite the left.
ekathimerini.com/politics/13…
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My analysis on how the ego ambitions of the new-old leader of Turkey's opposition has taken the party into the wilderness: Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's long walk to nowhere.
hannahluci.substack.com/p/ke…
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May 26
Erdoğan closed Bilgi, Turkey’s oldest private university, without explanation. His loyal media rushed to justify it with every possible rationale. Now, after his sudden U-turn, they’re desperately trying to explain the inexplicable.
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May 24
A video of shame!
May 24
Here is police in Ankara breaking the CHP headquarters gate after Kilicdaroglu resorted the police violence to seize the building
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KNC's Faisal Youssef elected to the Syrian parliament.
Youssef told North Press: “We hope to be the voice of our Kurdish people and the Syrian people.”
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May 22
Erdogan just demonstrated that there are no limits to what he can do. This decision to remove the leadership of the main opposition party is sufficiently egregious to even upset his closest ally, Bahçeli.
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May 22
RT @gonultol: One cannot separate what’s happening inside Turkey from what’s happening globally. What better moment for Erdogan to jail his…
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May 14
This is a remarkable photograph-not a woman in sight. China & US -not a single woman in the room.
May 14
A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.
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May 14
On May 15, Kurdish Language Day, thousands marched in Qamishlo demanding Kurdish be recognized in Syria’s constitution and fully taught in schools. Kurdish leaders reject Damascus’ proposal to limit Kurdish classes to 2 hours weekly, calling it a continuation of past erasure.
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May 13
.@HoshyarZebari on how Iraq’s post-Saddam leadership approached relations with Iran:
“We want you to deal with us a new Iraqi government or regime that has been elected... you should deal with us directly through the doors, not through the windows,” he tells @vmsalama.
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May 13
"The Kurds of Iran saw what happened in Syria. We won't sacrifice our young men and women to another brutal regime"
@aram_aqil joins me on today's Israel in 🔟 to address President Trump's claim that the Kurds stole American weapons that were meant to overthrow the regime in Tehran
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May 14
Ambassador James Jeffrey says Trump was lying about the Kurds stealing America's weapons.
May 14
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor and Special Envoy for Syria James Franklin Jeffrey pushed back on President Trump's claims that Kurdish partners had stolen weapons, saying the accusations were baseless and would have no consequences.
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