Germany was sure quiet when US blew up Northstream- Perhaps, Zelensky was just recycling strategy from the Biden play book Washington Post But behind closed doors, Ukraine’s leader has proposed going in a more audacious direction — occupying Russian villages to gain leverage over Moscow, bombing a pipeline that transfers Russian oil to Hungary, a […]
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I find this claim very strange. It’s strange that Mayors would claim knowledge of voting leaning one way or another. They are, after all, only Mayors of these two cities. However, from the many years I’ve written about Turkey, my understanding, particularly regarding Istanbul, there are lots of western influences/ers present. Just my opinion, their […]
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Erdogan Leads
And it’s a substantial lead, contrary to claims of the media by and for empire Daily Sabah Unofficial results put President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of his closest rival, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, in the Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections Sunday. With more than 71.9% of the ballot boxes now opened, the People’s Alliance candidate President Erdoğan […]
Here’s a report suggesting Erdogan’s win in the first run shafaq Shafaq News/ Opinion polls conducted by the “Areda” and “Asal” studies centers on Saturday suggest that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to win the presidential elections in the first round, which is set to begin on Sunday morning. The “Areda” Center for […]
Did this come out of the Hilary Clinton play book? Seems to have. This appears to be desperate propaganda tactic on the part of the opposition. Suggestive, at least to me, that the numbers don’t look good for the coalition of frenemies. The claims are absurd, in my opinion. Turkey and Russia have had diplomatic/realpolitik […]
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Turkish Housewives as the Wild Card
I love this piece. Housewives. That most put down group of women. Nearly always presented as persona non grata in society. Never doing anything meaningful or productive. And here they are, the wild card, in a vitally important election Out of the 64 million registered citizens eligible to vote in Turkey’s upcoming elections on 14 May, approximately 11 […]
The original headline at the time I bookmarked this included the words “more time was needed”.. Perhaps that didn’t sound as reassuring for the western audience? There has been no rout at the front as claimed in the article. So, the long awaited counteroffensive, according to Zelensky, will begin when Ukraine forces receive their full […]
Daily Sabah Talks at the level of foreign ministers between Türkiye and Syria were held in Moscow on Wednesday, with the participation of Russia and Iran’s top diplomats as well as sides seeking to give momentum to the normalization of ties. On Wednesday, a landmark quadripartite meeting of foreign ministers of Türkiye, the Assad regime […]
The word clutches means to grasp and hold, tightly, strongly and quickly. The Opposition is very clearly stating this is their plan. They will move Turkey away from some independence and back into near servitude to US/NATO interests. Western media is still suggesting the opposition has the lead in polls, but, the weasel wording has […]
Don’t pin excessive hopes on upcoming operation Britain’s top diplomat on Tuesday cautioned that a long-awaited Ukrainian offensive against Russia may not prove decisive as he urged sustained support for Kyiv. On a visit to Washington, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for ramped-up military aid to help Ukraine win as quickly as possible — but […]