MESOP NEWS : POOR LIRA / POOR ERDOGAN !

  1. Nov. Turkish currency weakens; seems Turk residents buying up dollars (despite AKP old call 2 abandon US $$) bloomberg.com/amp/news/artic… https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-11-20/turkey-central-bank-move-fails-to-stem-lira-s-slide-on-politics?t=1&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjc18y&refsrc=email&iid=8935225245a849a38600593b4e685aea&uid=2253272407&nid=244+276893704

MESOP NEWS ! AN INTERESTING BLOOMBERG QUESTION“ : Where Is Reza Zarrab?

– By Christian Berthelsen – Bloomberg –  Zarrab no longer in prison system but still in U.S. custody –  Is he cooperating and what does he know of Erdogan’s regime? 19 Nov 2017

Turkey wants him freed. A few in President Trump’s sphere have pushed for a deal. Even so, he’s scheduled to go on trial in New York on Monday.A wealthy Turkish-Iranian gold trader who had an office in Trump Towers Istanbul, Reza Zarrab stands accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions and bribing senior Turkish officials and bank executives. Anticipation is building from Istanbul to Washington about possible revelations in a case shrouded in mystery and stocked with surprises.  weiterlesen / click to continue

Alltag in der”Open Society” : Politische Konflikte im Amateurfußball – Wolfsgruss gegen Kurden

 

MESOP NEWS : FRESH MONEY FOR ERDOGAN !

 Turkey expects EU to provide total €3bn under migrant deal – FM

17 Nov, 2017 12:29 – RUSSIA TODAY RT –  Turkey expects the European Union to provide the remaining portion of a €3 billion (US$3.53 billion) payment pledged under a migrant deal by the end of 2017, Reuters reported, citing the text of a speech by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday. Ankara also expects a further €3 billion to be allocated by the end of 2018, Cavusoglu said in the text of the speech, which he was making to a parliamentary budget commission. www.mesop.de

MESOP NEWS SAMPLER : NEW TENDENCIES ? TURKEY ? GREEN KEMALISM !

This is a very good piece by @otaspinar

Amberin ZamanVerified account @amberinzaman

“Green Kemalism supported by far-right nationalists & anti-Western Eurasianists is default setting of TR Republic” https://ahvalnews.com/node/1094#sthash.uFT17Wmv.oRqQzGkk.uxfs  …

 

Amberin Zaman‏Verified account @amberinzaman 22m22 minutes ago

“Green Kemalism supported by far-right nationalists & anti-Western Eurasianists is default setting of TR Republic” Read all https://ahvalnews.com/node/1094

 

 

MESOP NEWS : ERSTE DEUTSCHE “REFORM”-MOSCHEE IN SCHWEREM TROUBLE / HOMEPAGE IN AUFLÖSUNG

Für Akram Naasan war Seyran Ates wohl nicht kritisch genug

  1. November 2017 – 23:15 – TURKISH PRESS -Die Gründung der liberalen Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Moschee GmbH war spektakulär, ihr Mitgliederschwund ist es aber ebenso. Nun hat der Notarzt Akram Naasan, Mitgesellschafter der Moschee, gekündigt, vermutlich weil die Gründerin der Moschee gegenüber der Türkei nicht kritisch genug ist.Für Naasan war Seyran Ates wohl nicht kritisch genug

Berlin / TP – Als “revolutionär” bezeichneten die Medien die Gründung der liberalen Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Moschee GmbH. Doch so spektakulär sie von Medien angekündigt und im Beisein der Presse eröffnet wurde, so spektakulär sind auch die Austritte. Nun hat der Notarzt Akram Naasan als Mitgesellschafter der Moschee gekündigt, in der auch Seyran Ates als selbsternannte Imamin tätig ist. Auf der Homepage der Moschee arbeitet man bereits daran, ihn Offline zu nehmen, während “die entsprechenden Formalien” abgewickelt werden.

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MESOP NEWS : Turkey Pulse – Can US-Turkey relations be salvaged? / AL MONITOR

 NORTH  KURDISTAN (TURKEY) –  Semih Idiz November 14, 2017  –  Article Summary  – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s visit to Washington last week produced little to suggest a new chapter in ties is about to be opened. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was in Washington last week trying to bring about a “new page” in ties with the United States. Currently, Turkish-US relations are going through unprecedented strains that have left many questioning whether the relationship can be salvaged.

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Treffen Putin-Erdogan: Türkei & Russland bauen Kooperation zur Stabilisierung Syriens aus

MESOP NEWS BERICHT: „ WIR WACHSEN ZUSAMMEN „ – ERDOGAN & PUTIN

  1. Nov 2017 – RUSSIA TODAY RT – AL ÖZKÖK – Die gemeinsamen Bemühungen Russlands, der Türkei und des Irans um eine Lösung des syrischen Konflikts zahlen sich aus, so Wladimir Putin nach einem Treffen mit dem türkischen Präsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Sotschi. RT sprach mit türkischen und russischen Experten.

Das Treffen zwischen den zwei Präsidenten Putin und Erdoğan dauerte vier Stunden. Neben Syrien wurden andere bilaterale Fragen erörtert, die von gemeinsamen Anstrengungen zur Terrorismusbekämpfung bis hin zur wirtschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit im Handel und Energiesektor reichen.

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MESOP NEWS TODAYS COMMENTARY : ERDOGAN INSIDE OF A KURDSH BELT – Erdoğan’s Kurdish Gambit

 

By Burak Bekdil November 15, 2017  – BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 642, November 15, 2017 – Israel

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan perceives the Kurdish belt along Turkey’s Syrian and Iraqi borders as the country’s top security threat, and has recalibrated his policies accordingly. But he has a Kurdish constituency inside Turkey and will need their votes in 2019. During the upcoming presidential campaign, Erdoğan will have to find a miracle equilibrium: how to win Kurdish votes without losing nationalist Turkish votes?

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MESOP NEWS : THE GREAT LEADER AS THE GREATEST ARCHITECT – FOLLOWING NOT ATATÜRKS BUT HITLERS FOOTSTEPS

My Rival Is My Teacher: Erdoğan in the Footsteps of Atatürk

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s use of grandiose building projects as a means of emulating Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and for laying the groundwork for future political alliances.

Author:  Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak – MOSHE DAYAN CENTER – ISRAEL – 15 Nov 2017

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