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#Vučić (Oct. 2024):👇
- #Turkey [is] the greatest power in the Balkans… #Erdogan understands the problems..
- Parts of Serbia survive thanks to #Turkish investments.
- Welcome to #Serbia, dear friend.
- Friends like #Erdoğan are rare… Whatever happens, he calls me::::))))
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Weren’t #Erdogan and #Vučić just calling each other “friends” and trading birthday wishes?
Amazing how fast “strategic friendship” turns into “Ottoman dreams” overnight:;)))👇
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Weren’t #Erdogan and #Vučić just calling each other “friends” and trading birthday wishes?
Amazing how fast “strategic friendship” turns into “Ottoman dreams” overnight:;)))👇
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Today’s joke:
Erdoğan: “Don’t worry about the economy; we know what we’re doing.”
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3-Ignoring him means misreading the country’s most important political equation..."
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2-...they overlook the man whose vision and influence could redefine Turkey’s democratic future. Far more than a prisoner or a polarizing opposition voice, Demirtaş represents the only bridge between Turkey’s fragmented social blocs and its long-deferred promise of coexistence.
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1- "...Amid all the chatter about who might succeed Erdoğan, lead the CHP or MHP, or become a contender in the next presidential election, one crucial figure is conspicuously absent from the conversation: Selahattin Demirtaş. While analysts debate İmamoğlu’s chances or Erdoğan’s possible heir,...👇
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"...As Turkey gropes for a lasting peace, it must recognize that its future security and unity are better served by embracing democratic and popular leaders like Demirtaş rather than deferring to the grudges of an aging insurgent leader..."👇
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"...Ironically, the insistence on keeping Demirtaş locked up may have less to do with Ankara’s own strategic interests and more to do with the wishes of another imprisoned figure: Abdullah Öcalan, the founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)..."👇
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Joke of the day:
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Belarus, Türkiye to bolster cooperation in ensuring democratic approaches to elections
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trivializes—or even ignores—the strong opposition parties that stand together for democracy and their solidarity, unsettling both their leaders and their members. I expressed my regret about this.”
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Responding to a question about the opening-of-the-legislative-year reception, Özgür Özel said: “Party leaders are being subjected to unfair treatment. I called Tuncer Bakırhan, Ali Babacan, Ahmet Davutoğlu, and Mr. Müsavat [Dervişoğlu]. What began as a simple invitation has shifted into a tone that
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Erdogan (yesterday): "God willing, history will inscribe in golden letters that, because of our backbone in Gaza, the Republic of Turkey stood as the monument of conscience of its era."👇
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The singer Mustafa Keser 'interprets' what Bahçeli says to Erdoğan:::))):
You burned me, you set me ablaze
Cruel one, you deceived me
What did I say that you got offended?
You sold me for a worthless coin...
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Meanwhile, DEM cadres greet Erdoğan with “Esteemed President, Chairman,” with hands crossed in exaggerated respect. Autocracy isn’t destiny—it’s furnished by puppets in opposition costumes.👇
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We’ve been saying it for months:'legitimacy'. Barrack said the quiet part out loud-—clearly following our analysis. A little credit to GEOPOLIST / News About Turkey (NAT) next time?😉👇
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It isn’t just interlocutors at home like Özgür Özel and Abdullah Öcalan who bolster Erdoğan’s 'legitimacy'; Western figures such as Donald Trump do as well.👇
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1- In his social media post, Özel said: “The journey that began in 1973 has been full of obstacles and difficulties, but we have full confidence in Turkish engineers and workers in reaching the critical goal. Our KAAN draws its strength not from abroad, but from our nation...👇
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From day one as CHP leader, Özel has played validator-in-chief—turning crises into photo-ops. The regime’s real currency is legitimacy; he keeps minting it for free.👇
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2-...In the photo, our national pride KAAN is behind us; and we, for our part, will stand behind KAAN to the very end.”
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From day one as CHP leader, Özel has played validator-in-chief—turning crises into photo-ops. The regime’s real currency is legitimacy; he keeps minting it for free.👇
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"...However, the senior insiders like Fidan are both architects and witnesses to the most controversial chapters of the last decade—before, during, and after July 2016—and therefore too valuable (or too risky) to leave unattended..."👇
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