And the American media is spinning. The US administration does not want this to occur. No image of Erdogan is presented despite the headline. The Economist is lamenting the US backed oppositions failure to live up to their polling. Or steal the election? Which was part of the out of touch polling. That’s my opinion. […]
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Despite claims made that leave one thinking Turkey/Syrian reconciliation is never going to occur… It sure seems that work is ongoing in that direction. Hurriyet Türkiye, Russia, Iran and Syria will establish a joint center in northern Syria to monitor the developments in the region, the Turkish defense minister has informed and stated that talks […]
The population residing in the areas hardest hit by the earthquake supported AKP and President Erdogan. I did see some rather disconcerting things on twitter they day of the election. And, considering the obvious US interference, the shenanigans of the Istanbul and Ankara mayors, as well as the sacking of CHP’s vice chair..it seems there […]
Translation- You failed in your data manipulation or presentation thereof and we couldn’t steal the election! Can’t prove it but what else does this sudden sacking suggest other than a job badly done? A Goal UnMet! Turkish Minute Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate, […]
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 […]
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 […]