In other words, it is impossible for the energy relationship between Moscow and Ankara to be broken in either the short or the medium term.
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“If we, as political parties, non-governmental organizations, trade bodies and press, stand against [terror organizations], those terror organizations can not even blast a popgun”, he said.
IS, thus far, never carried out an anonymous attack, and we have never encountered an IS attack carried out inside the borders of Turkey. The suspects were said to be preparing to travel to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS. Moreover Turkish backed rebels in Syrian arena are not game changers now and fighter’s like-Kurds and IS who have grudges against Turkey as well are now significant players in Syrian war.
But at 10:04 life stopped at Sihhiye Square. Moscow has thus “moved into the lead” by giving Tehran a clear signal about high-priority partnership and making it part of its strategy in Syria.
Indicating that more repression is planned, he added that he had “instructed the cabinet to review our entire legal framework on the conduct of public demonstrations”, saying, “There is work for a new security concept”. Where, then, were the security forces to protect people after the blast?
Turkey has been engaged in one of its biggest military operations in the southern border region in the recent past. They are certainly doing a better job than in the June 7 election as much is at stake for them.
The clashes, which also involved helicopters, came despite a pledge by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to suspend all offensive actions ahead of Turkey s snap elections on November 1.
We will not fall for these freaky PKK tactics. This is cutting across Washington’s alliance with the Kurds in Syria, a key element in United States efforts to curb IS and pave the way for a long-desired regime change removing Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
In the middle of these two opposing forces, in democratic, secular Turkey, is the democratic, slightly uncomfortably secular, AK party government. We can not walk through the streets of Ankara without stepping in blood. As if writing a detective story or crime novel, most commentators begin by asking the “who” question, religiously following the basic rules of the genre and creating suspense for the sensation-seeking audience – after all, the killer is usually unknown until well after the initial investigation is completed. The Russian president again emphasised the friendly direction of relations between the states and especially noted that now it is necessary to understand how to build relations on an anti-terrorist track. And under the leadership of the charismatic Sellahatin Demirtas it has taken its traditional issue of Kurdish rights and packaged it alongside other issues of concern to many other Turks, and categorizing them all as sub sections of a greater struggle. He implored them to stand strong at this hard time. This statement must undoubtedly be seen as a definite signal.
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True, unity, brotherhood (sic) and a belief in a common future are the defining features of a nation, even more so that of the Turkish nation which has been characterised by an excessive obsession with homogeneity and unity since its inception in 1923. It didn’t explain the other additional deaths. For example, last September a few PKK members were arrested red-handed placing explosives in a park in Viranehir, where the HDP was going to have a gathering.
