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The fundamental problem in Turkey’s judicial system is not the laws or regulations, but their unfair and incorrect implementation. Judges and prosecutors prefer to ignore laws when it comes to politically sensitive issues such as insulting the presidenthttp://www.gmfus.org/publications/turkey%E2%80%99s-legal-reforms-positive-not-enough…
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Russia has been deliberately killing civilians in Syria. And this video documents it with proof.https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006818506/russia-bombs-syria-civlians.html…
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Killers of the world, unitehttps://twitter.com/mkpetkova/status/1201207918017818624…
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When Syrians were being gassed to death by Assad: My aunt was being pulled out of the rubble of her own home by the White Helmets. James was training first responders. Oz was spreading news to media outlets. Max was mocking our dead by posting a bag over his head on Twitter.https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1200516118558826496…
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Turkey has deported a suspected ISIS member, an Irish citizen, to his/her home country, per Interior Ministry
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Almost every day, the YPG conducts or tries to conduct a car bomb attack in opposition-held randomly targeting civilians I still wait for journalists who propagated the YPG to criticize this tactic used by the YPG Today: One attack in Jarablus, another in Ayn al Arus prevented.pic.twitter.com/XAaJOayjZu
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday asked Libya's ambassador to Greece to present a copy of the agreement his country signed with Turkey on maritime boundaries by December 5, or risk being expelled from the country — Ekathimerini
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Giving an exclusive interview
@DailySabah ahead of@NATO Summit, Presidency’s Communications Director@fahrettinaltun emphasized Turkey's most basic expectation from the summit is that NATO allies stand by Turkey against terror threats to its securityhttp://sabahdai.ly/fpr33zShow this thread -
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"They could still revoke the Nobel Prize that was awarded to Handke — the official ceremony is on December 10 — but it seems unlikely that they will do so, because they do not recognize the truth and pain of others."
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For legal purposes all I can say right now is that my integrity as a journalist is not for sale, I am proud of my record and I stand by every word of my reporting on the Middle East. I will never be bowed by complicit silence or cowardice.
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The military funeral for Turkish war hero took place at Armenian Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church in Kumkapı, via
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Erdogan says Turkey is among the most important members of NATO. “Turkey’s security is Europe’s security. If Turkey isn’t secure, Europe’s security would be on a knife edge. Fortunately there are cooler heads in NATO that make France’s delirium meaningless”
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Erdogan: • France isn’t honouring its commitments, or paying enough for NATO. • Macron is a rookie. Inexperienced. He doesn’t know anything about counterrorism • That’s why people with yellow vest invaded whole France • France doesn’t have any right to be in Syria
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BREAKING — France to summon Turkish envoy after Erdogan called Macron “brain dead”, per AFP
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Turkey bid farewell to a Korean War veteran, Arut Köse, today. Turkish army arranged military funeral honours for him at a church in Istanbulpic.twitter.com/bKOdU1jeDR
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Turkey and UN-backed Libyan government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to delimit maritime zones in the Eastern Mediterranean in an attempt to block further Greek and Cypriot energy drilling activities in the area.https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-libya-sign-maritime-deal-counter-greek-drillings…
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Happy thanksgiving to my American followers and whoever prefers to celebrate! Despite all the endless complaints about the dinner conversations every year, it is still a great American tradition.
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Macron’s magnifique foreign policy: • “NATO is brain dead” • “Russia isn’t NATO’s enemy” • Let’s take Russia back to G-7 • Vetoed Albania’s, North Macedonia’s accession to EU • French military bogged down in Mali (13 killed this week) • Bosnia is a “ticking time-bomb”
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And all this time people were looking at Trump to find out whether he is a Russian asset...https://twitter.com/terischultz/status/1200019348313825280…
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Egypt declares Turkey, Libya agreements on security cooperation and maritime zone as “illegal”, per Sky News
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Turkey, Libya sign maritime deal to counter Greek drillings • Turkish media call the agreement a 'historic step' to stop 'Greek exploitation' of maritime rules.https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-libya-sign-maritime-deal-counter-greek-drillings…
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Erdogan meets Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani in Ankara. Barzani made his first trip abroad as PM to Turkey. Earlier today, in a joint presser with Turkish FM, Barzani reiterated the importance of Turkish - Kurdish partnership in the region and his stance against PKKpic.twitter.com/mH45hOuSlx
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Turkey has decided to take several steps to overhaul its criminal justice system, one being the First Judicial Reform Package. This is a move in the right direction, but fails to substantially reform the system, writes
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Should I create a daily newsletter on Turkey-related news that would include top stories, suggested readings and short analysis?
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Turkey has blocked a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland AFTER some alliance members, including the United States, blocked another defense document at which the YPG was mentioned as a threat to Turkey, per Hürriyet daily
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Turkish drone producer Bayraktar denies the Guardian story, which reported that Bayraktar imported missile racks from a British company in 2016 to circumvent a US export ban and design their own system “We have never bought it from them. Designed our own, much improved version” https://twitter.com/mck_beth/status/1199609020975341568 …pic.twitter.com/5ApeCDq5oD
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TURKEY'S LEGAL REFORMS: POSITIVE BUT NOT ENOUGH by
@ragipsoylu via@gmfushttp://www.gmfus.org/publications/turkey%E2%80%99s-legal-reforms-positive-not-enough… -
The EU/US should continue to encourage such reforms, to improve the standards of Turkey’s justice sector and democracy. Pushing against human-rights abuses in Turkey without taking the moral high ground would be the best way for EU/US to make progresshttp://www.gmfus.org/publications/turkey%E2%80%99s-legal-reforms-positive-not-enough…
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My debut article for
@gmfus regarding Turkey’s latest reforms on the justice system: • Political considerations, such as allying govt with secularist bar associations, played a role • Main aim was to repair the system following the electoral defeathttp://www.gmfus.org/publications/turkey%E2%80%99s-legal-reforms-positive-not-enough…Show this thread -
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Turkey successfully tests and adds another locally produced weapon to its arsenal. An air-to-air missile: Bozdoganpic.twitter.com/TT5bnLovvG
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Here is the video. Turkish F-16s are today used to test Russian made S-400 missile defense system’s radarpic.twitter.com/Tiy1zlp346
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Of course the catch here is that Turkey uses US-designed F-16s to test a Russian made-radar . The Congressional legislation blocks further updates for Turkish F-16s and sale of F-35s once S-400s activated
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Turkey is testing Russian made S-400s radar in Ankara, per Turkish media reports and a defense official speaking to Bloomberg However Turkish Defense Ministry neither confirms nor denies it. They just say they conduct tests on a continuing air defense system projectpic.twitter.com/7zJkkM1zLp
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Kaynağın gazeteciyi kandırmasının, yanıltmasının, yanlış yönlendirmesinin haber değeri yok, duayen olarak sizin birazcık sorgulamadan (telefonu kapalıydı’ durumu kurtarmıyor) ‘müthiş haber’ başlığıyla double check vazgeçtim meslektaş lafıyla yazmanız sorunhttps://t24.com.tr/haber/rahmi-turan-chp-li-haber-kaynagi-talat-atilla-ya-yanlis-bilgi-vermis-olabilir,849494…
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A must-read by
@KilicKanat You can actually understand how isolationist Americans are by watching popular tv show Friends or reading The Great Gatsbyhttps://www.dailysabah.com/columns/kilic-bugra-kanat/2019/11/25/welcome-to-the-real-world-it-sucks-youre-gonna-love-it… -
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The PKK has killed more than 150 teachers since 1984.
#teachersdaypic.twitter.com/j0Qh4Z1uzH
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Mada Masr published several sensitive scoops before. The website was blocked, one of their writers was interrogated, but in general the team was left alone. Hell broke loose after the report on President Elsisi's son.
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