Don Nawzar

Unlike Bolton, Pompeo, Pence and Kushner, Pres Trump doesn’t have an ideological position on Israel He is actually first American president who doesn’t believe in special relationships or sacrificing US money/lives for others But...he likes his name. That’s his weak spot.https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1140301007840337921 …

Tartışmadan sonra, Münafikun süresinin ilk dört ayeti aklıma geldi. Münafik yalan söylemekte o kadar yetenekli ki söylediği yalan kulağa doğru gelebilir. وان يقولوا تسمع لقولهم كانهم خشب مسندة... هم العدو فاحذرهم... قاتلهم الله أنى يؤفكون #BYvsEİ

Ekrem İmamoğlu genç, iti konuşabilen ve yükselen bir yıldız ama Binali Yıldırım’in sükuneti ve devlet adamı vekarı daha güçlü geldi İstanbullular daha çok ve daha hızlı konuşana değil, daha dürüst konuşana oy vermelidir. #BYvsEİ

Ekrem İmamoğlu çok konuştu. Yıldırım’ın her bir kelimesine karşı, İmamoğlu 10’dan fazla cümle kullandı. Ama tüm tartışmadan akıllarda kalan Yıldırım’ın birkaç cevabı oldu. Demek ki israf iyi değildir. Çok konuşan değil az ama öz konuşan kazanır #BYvsEİ

The debate will not have much effect on swaying vote to either side The June 23rd elections will be a close call. It is those who didn’t vote in last election who will determine its fate #BYvsEİ

Given Turkey’s deeply polarised politics, the debate went in a relatively calm situation. Imamoglu’s desire to reach out and not alienate AKParti base and Yildirim’s personal style helped with absence of tension #BYvsEI #IstanbulDebate

My overall assessment is it was a mediocre debate. It wasn’t at the expectation level especially that this is first major debate in a decade. No side had a clear win. Imamoglu was better in terms of explaining himself but Yildirim managed to compensate by several brutal comebacks

Imamoglu is a young, well spoken populist while Yildirimis an old and experienced statesman who has taken all positions except presidency. Imamoglu is better at words but Yildirim is good at doing. Will statesmanship beat populism? #BYvsEİ #IstanbulDebate

Imamoglu: I will end partisanship after the elections. i represent all parties including HDP and AK Parti brothers. I don’t represent the Millet Alliance Populism at its finest #BYvsEİ #IstanbulDebate

At this moment of the debate, Binali Yildirim seems more in control. He doubles down on accusing Imamoglu of lying. AKParti campaign has been relatively successful in creating ‘pathological liar’ image for Imamoglu. #BYvsEi #IstanbulDebate

Yildirim: He (Imamoglu) has made not telling the truth -I won’t say lying because he gets angry at it-. He has to apologize to Istanbulites and Turkish people but he is lying to them Imamoglu says he is sad for Yildirim calling him a liar #BYvsEİ #IstanbulDebate

Yildirim: On June 23rd, It will be Imamoglu who will object to the election results Imamoglu says they will object if there were serious concerns. He seemed taken aback by Yildirim’s certainty in his prediction #BYvsEİ #IstanbulDebate

Yildirim implies Imamoglu’s decision to copy Istanbul digital data was a Gulenist conspiracy. #BYvsEİ #IstanbulDebate

Imamoglu continues to dominate the debate with his verbal skills. But the real punches came from Yildirim. He told Imamoglu “ I tolerate anything but I cannot tolerate lying” followed by “Our brother (Imamoglu) does not seem to get it”. They sound more brutal in Turkish ;)

Yildirim talked about AKParti achievements in last 25 years. Imamoglu tells about his achievements in his ‘16 days’ as mayor. Imamoglu made it look like his achievements were greater. #BYvsEi #IstanbulDebate

Half hour into the debate, candidates still debating whether the 31 March elections were rigged or not. The inability of the moderator @KucukkayaIsmail and debate format allow Imamoglu dominate the debate even more #BYvsEi #IstanbulDebate

Debate started. Compliments flying in the air on #FathersDay. Immaoglu has come prepared -with gifts and printed ‘evidence’. The debate is also a face off b/w an extrovert Imamoglu and introvert Yilidirm. Looks like a one man show so far. #BYvsEİ #IstanbulDebate

Istanbul, the city of prophecies and intersection of civilisations, will witness another historical face off tonight between 2 different candidates, characters and visions for the city. I will follow the #BYvsEİ debate and share relevant updates in this thread. #IstanbulDebate

Khabib Nurmagomedov: Sometimes I don’t like victory because with victory comes money, fame and attention which I don’t like