Turkey's in the oven ... July, August 2018

All anti-Erdogan folks are invited to the feast. Never forget that Erdogan's Turkey was one of the main culprits in the destruction of its neighbour Syria. Karma has come calling on Erdogan and the Erdogan-minded Turks!!!  In one of the items below you will see the kind of military equipment Turkey produces and (very quietly) has been selling to UAE and others.

Erdogan inaugurates a new political era in Turkey: “New Turkey” will be more Islamist, nationalist and authoritarian https://t.co/WpfFgFP1rO

— AKP Watch (@AKP_Watch) July 2, 2018

 

Erdoğan further consolidates his power in Turkey, standing firmly in the ranks of authoritarian leaders around the world who are using the cover of flawed or bogus elections to undermine the institutions that make a liberal democracy workhttps://t.co/zFrAwkLcMI

— Alfons López Tena #FBPE (@alfonslopeztena) July 8, 2018

 

Turkey's Erdogan says Syrian government forces targeting Idlib could destroy accord: source https://t.co/uY1UAQxnPt pic.twitter.com/sRdmcOmP67

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 14, 2018

 

Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark 2 years to coup bid
President Erdogan joins march on July 15 Martyrs Bridge in Turkey pic.twitter.com/7rdZhJMS3P

— EHA News (@eha_news) July 15, 2018

Why did Turkey's much-lauded trajectory of democratisation take a U-turn after 2011-2013? Our new @sesp_j special issue historicises Turkey's "authoritarian turn" & highlights the need to understand democratic backsliding in conjunction with neoliberalism https://t.co/qAwnEH9aAA pic.twitter.com/AKcaoolQ3G

— Cemal Burak Tansel (@btansel) July 24, 2018

https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-rules-out-compliance-with-us-sanctions-on-iran/4498168.html
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday ruled out his country's compliance with U.S. sanctions on Iran, a move that threatens to exacerbate tensions between the NATO allies.
"We have told them we will not join these sanctions," said Cavusoglu, referring to a meeting last Friday with senior U.S. officials in Ankara. "While we are explaining why we will not obey these sanctions, we have also expressed that we do not find these U.S. sanctions appropriate."...

Pence lays down the law to Turkey: Free our pastor or ‘face the consequences’ https://t.co/3TkdpI2EFh

— Conservative Review (@CR) July 26, 2018

International abductions via #Turkey's MİT are becoming more frequent https://t.co/1jnNr4oNKn

— Leighann Spencer (@_LeighannSpence) July 27, 2018

Turkey could be the next emerging market to fall into crisis: Its currency has lost 27% of its value this year https://t.co/8jS10iMtIl pic.twitter.com/N6OouHFSze

— CNN International (@cnni) July 27, 2018

Erdogan is reforming the political system of Turkey into a personalist regime. As his internal power grows, so too are his global ambitions.https://t.co/YVVwO7AOIF

— Al Bawaba News (@AlBawabaEnglish) July 28, 2018

Turkey's Erdogan Warns US Will Lose "Strong And Sincere" Ally If It Imposes Sanctions https://t.co/mwxzExG4S9

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 29, 2018

#Turkey calls US threatening language ‘unacceptable’ https://t.co/NmucOCiCEE pic.twitter.com/TXd1OZUI1I

— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) July 30, 2018

As the Turkish Army increases its illegal presence in N Iraq / S Kurdistan under the pretext of attacking the PKK, the real intention behind the invasion becomes increasingly apparent. Turkey still covets Sinjar as a base from which to attack N Syria - and, of course, Kirkuk. pic.twitter.com/uIrFB0jliO

— Doloroso  -  #FBPE (@Pyrmha108) July 30, 2018

The US plunders wealth of other countries, makes them poor, sends addictive drugs, trains terrorists to fight for them and forces people to migrate, claims #Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu who was recently sanctioned by @USTreasury pic.twitter.com/VuMpMddpGm

— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) August 18, 2018

Although Turkey has a strong Christian history—it was the location of most of Paul’s ministry—#Christianity has almost disappeared in #Turkey due to increase of persecution. https://t.co/ancZQ1QpiN

— International Christian Concern (@persecutionnews) August 19, 2018

People in Turkey are smashing their iPhones in protest of the United States’ sanctions pic.twitter.com/9X80WwVS2p

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 20, 2018

 https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article217046250.html

Sprawled at the very eastern end of the Mediterranean, Turkey is the farthest from the Atlantic of any of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 29 member states.

Those 2,000 miles are also fast coming to symbolize a looming chasm between the crucial 69-year-old alliance and its leading partner, the United States, and that Middle Eastern land of 80 million as it slides into deeper authoritarianism under Tayyip Erdogan, and perhaps into the Russian orbit...

Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/article217046250.html#storylink=cpy

 

Turkey Moves 220 tons Gold worth $25.3 billion from US Federal Reserves https://t.co/VfZyVriGb0

— جاوید شیخ (@javaidShaikh) August 22, 2018

 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-erdogan-germany-netherlands-warning-europeans-not-walk-safely-a7642941.html
 Turkey's Erdogan warns Europeans 'will not walk safely on the streets' if diplomatic row continues.It comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned war of rhetoric must stop

 https://medium.com/@HellenicLeaders/despite-turkeys-pr-pushback-it-s-still-the-worstallyever-c6fc730c89c
 Fresh off the heels of being temporarily, at least, denied its F-35 fighter jets in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, Turkish government officials are in full-blown crisis mode, desperately trying to convince the American public and lawmakers that Turkey is a reliable ally that is being wrongly treated. Nothing could be further from the truth.....

Osman Gundas who attacked the #US embassy in Ankara turns out to be a Gulenist acc to his social media posts. #Turkey pic.twitter.com/ONLAl8lb75

— Hilâl Kaplan (@HilalKaplanEng) August 22, 2018

The Jobaria, produced by Turkey for the UAE. When you really want to give someone a bad day... pic.twitter.com/rspsmzKCai

— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) August 26, 2018

http://thehill.com/policy/international/404070-germany-considering-emergency-assistance-to-turkey-in-wake-of-us 
Germany considering emergency assistance to Turkey in wake of US sanctions: report
Germany is considering offering Turkey emergency aid funds as U.S. sanctions continue to wreak havoc on the Turkish economy.
“We would do a lot to try to stabilize Turkey,” a senior German official said, according to The Wall Street Journal. “We don’t have much choice.”
Berlin is still discussing what measures it will take, but is considering everything from a coordinated European bailout like that used in the eurozone debt crisis to project-specific loans by state-controlled development banks and bilateral aid....

#Qatar‘s Turkish Gamble! by @Nervana_1 👍🏻

Qatar’s billions, which usually help Doha solve any crisis it faces, are useless this time. It will neither save #Turkey from its self-destructive path nor help strengthen its relations with the US leadership. https://t.co/I5KkmOsVpP pic.twitter.com/qgl4DTEqn5

— East Med Monitor (@EastMedMonitor) August 29, 2018

The Turkey’s lira tumbled as much as 3% against the dollar, making it the worst performing currency in the world, and extending its slump to a 3rd day after the central bank announced it double banks' borrowing limit for transactions at the interbank money market #Lira $USDTRY pic.twitter.com/HvAhxTR21e

— BlackBull Markets (@blackbullforex) August 29, 2018

https://turkeypurge.com/journalist-tells-story-of-turkeys-post-coup-detainees-tortured-in-ankara-building 
Journalist tells story of Turkey’s post-coup detainees tortured in Ankara building

Horrible news of again an explosion in Efrîn. People were wounded. Before Occupation Efrin was safest area in Syria. Now constantly bombings, just like in other parts occupied by Turkey. And Civilians pay the price.. pic.twitter.com/UYcwsxMBTy

— Rojava (@AzadiRojava) August 29, 2018

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/pastor-held-turkey-prepared-european-court-lawyer-180830085534170.html 
US pastor held in Turkey prepared to go to European court: lawyer

Case to be taken to European Court of Human Rights if Andrew Brunson is not released by Turkish judiciary, lawyer says.

Must-read: @DrDaronAcemoglu focuses on the deeper, structural and institutional reasons for Turkey's ongoing financial collapse - his prescription applies to Turkey and other countries in similar predicament. There is no substitute for fundamentals. https://t.co/nuGr44kjTK

— Atif Mian (@AtifRMian) August 30, 2018

https://turkeypurge.com/report-1655-people-get-life-sentences-in-turkeys-coup-trials-over-past-2-years
Turkish courts have handed down 1,655 life sentences so far in 200 investigations following the 2016 failed coup, according to state-run Anadolu news agency.
A total of 289 cases were opened against coup suspects, media said, adding that 1,655 life sentences were given in 200 of those cases.
Of 1,655, 765 were aggravate life sentences, meaning the convicts “have to spend the rest of their lives in solitary confinement, without the possibility of parole.”
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