Category Archives: Turkey

Turkey’s Syria Offensive: Day 7 (Oct 15-2019)

Posted on October 15, 2019 by nervana111

Headlines Russia vows to prevent clashes with Assad forces French PM says resurgence of Islamic State is inevitable due to Turkish offensive Turkey rejects Syria ceasefire because ‘you cannot negotiate with terrorists’ Russia says: ‘unacceptable’ Turkish incursion into Syria must … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Syria Offensive: Day 6-Oct 14-2019

Posted on October 14, 2019 by nervana111

Headlines Guardian’s today Timeline Syrian troops enter towns in northeast as Erdogan warns of wider offensive Trump to impose sanctions on Turkey on Turkey NATO’s Stoltenberg defends stance on Turkey’s offensive in Syria EU condemns Turkey over Syria, but no … Continue reading →

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Diary of Turkey’s Syria Offensive: Day 5 (Oct 13-2019)

Posted on October 13, 2019 by nervana111

Main Headlines S. troops to withdraw farther in Syria as hundreds of ISIS supporters escape Syrian army begins to move troops to ‘confront’ Turkey in Northern Syria Turkish strike on convoy including civilians and journalists kills nine Islamic state “family … Continue reading →

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Diary of Turkey’s Syria Offensive: Day 4 (Oct 12-2019)

Posted on October 12, 2019 by nervana111

  The Turkish assault on northeastern Syria is called Operation “Peace Spring”, but it has become clear that it is simply a horrific assault on the Kurdish people and other minorities in North Syria. I decided to chronicle the Turkish … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Istanbul Mayoral Election Rerun

Posted on June 23, 2019 by nervana111

Erdogan suffers major blow as ruling party defeated in second vote, as opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won 54.03 per cent of the vote and outdoing his rival Binali Yıldırım by 9 per cent, and broke the record set by former … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Turkey’s Local Elections

Posted on March 29, 2019 by nervana111

The Turkish local elections of 2019 will be held on Sunday 31 March 2019 throughout the 81 provinces of Turkey. A total of 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors, alongside 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councillors will be elected, … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey

Posted on January 26, 2019 by nervana111

In a rare event, angry crowd stormed a Turkish military camp in Iraq’s Kurdish region near the city of Dohuk. I herewith include few tweets that explain the background of this incident .  Hundreds of people in the Kurdistan Region’s #Shiladze region … Continue reading →

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Syria and the Arab Return

Posted on January 7, 2019 by nervana111

  By the end of 2018, the Syrian–Arab relations witnessed a new beginning. The UAE announced the re-opening of its embassy in Damascus, while Bahrain said its diplomatic mission in Syria had been operating “without interruption.” Other sources also expect … Continue reading →

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Reading list: Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance

Posted on October 15, 2018 by nervana111

13 days ago, prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has disappeared after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. His case has provoked a global outcry. Here is a collection of articles, which I think are worth reading about his mysterious disppearance  … Continue reading →

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Turkish citizenship is for sale, but will Arabs buy in?

Posted on September 24, 2018 by nervana111

    If you are rich and want to acquire Turkish citizenship, then congrats, your wish has come true. Turkey has significantly eased requirements for acquiring Turkish citizenship. The new regulations reduce the limits for fixed capital investments to acquire Turkish citizenship, … Continue reading →

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