MESOP TODAYS FLASH-LIGHT : Turkey’s HDP spokesperson says he would vote ‘yes’ in Kurdistan Region referendum
Ari Khalidi Kurdistan 24 – 8 Aug 2017 – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson and lawmaker Osman Baydemir speaks to a Kurdistan 24 correspondent in the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, July 29, 2017. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Kurdistan 24) – A prominent member of Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish party on Saturday said he would vote “yes” in an upcoming referendum on the Kurdistan Region’s secession from Iraq if he had the right to vote.The Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) spokesperson Osman Baydemir has been leading a week-long demonstration in the city of Diyarbakir against an ongoing crackdown on the Kurdish political movement by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
MESOP NEWS DISCOVERY : DUTCH PRO PKK JOURNALIST HAILS CHILD SOLDIERS
Yes, the #PKK employs child soldiers, but that’s a good thing! #journalism
MESOP NEW REPORT : ERDOGAN’S IMAM’S KICKED OUT IN GERMAN PRISONS
Dortmund prison bans Erdoğan’s imams – The prison administration in Dortmund, Germany banned entry for 4 imams from DİTİB who “provided religious services for Muslim convicts”.
MESOP NEWS : UPDATE DENIZ YÜCEL – German publisher applies to Euro court on jailed German-Turkish journalist case
ISTANBUL – 6 August 2017 – The German publisher WeltN24 has accused Turkey of violating Yücel’s right to freedom of expression, Die Welt reported on Aug. 5.
Yücel was arrested on Feb. 27 on charges of “propaganda in support of a terrorist organization” and “inciting the public to violence,” after first being detained on Feb. 14.Yücel’s “baseless and prolonged detention has made immediate on the ground coverage from Turkey impossible,” his publisher said.“We’re using every legal method available to us to defend Deniz Yücel’s press freedom and that of our publications,” Stephanie Caspar, head of WeltN24, said in a statement.
Turkey tells a story with major military personnel moves
MESOP NEWS OPINION BY METIN GURCAN / AL MONITOR
4 Aug 2017 – Yesterday, Al-Monitor colleague Amberin Zaman summarized the results of the Supreme Military Council’s (SMC) critical decisions on promotions of generals in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Today we will examine how these decisions might be interpreted. Turkey’s military council made some surprise decisions this week that provide insight into the president’s re-election strategy. First, the SMC met Aug. 2 under Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in a reconfigured format of four military and eight civilian officials. This means that civilians hold the council majority for the first time. Naturally, this also means that from now on, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and not the military — will have the final say in SMC decisions.
MESOP NEWS : ONLY SMALL TOYS ? ! – US Provides Turkey with List of Weapons Sent to PKK/PYD- YPG
Basnews English – 03/08/2017 – 21:42 – ERBIL — The United States has rejected the media reports claiming that Washington had sent “tanks” and “hundreds of truckloads of weapons” to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
MESOP NEWS TODAYS EXPERT INSIGHT / TURKEY LEAVING EU & NATO
4 August 2017 – Turkey’s Drift from the EU and NATO Could Be Permanent | Fritz Lodge, The Cipher Brief
Relations between Turkey and the European Union – already fraught – have deteriorated swiftly over the last few months. Turkish ties to several EU countries have been damaged this year, but its relations with Germany have seen the sharpest decline.
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NATO Struggles to Align Turkey and Germany | Karl-Heinz Kamp, Director, German Federal Academy for Security Policy
“It started with the idea of Turkey becoming an EU member, which was brought forward by the EU half-heartedly. Some EU countries actually did not want to begin the accession process, and they have slowed the process down, so at the end of the day, Turkey has felt a little bit betrayed.”
Turkey Has Lost its Biggest Cheerleader: The U.S. Military | Soner Cagaptay, Director, Turkish Research Program, Washington Institute
“Going back to the U.S. side, after 15 years of degrading ties, the U.S. military is probably one of Turkey’s weakest supporters in Washington, and that is just sad. Turkey has lost its biggest cheerleader in Washington, and I cannot see who will cheerlead for Turkey now in Washington.”
Israeli spy agency uncovers Gaza-Turkey-Hebron terror money trail
MESOP NEWS : HAMAS MONEY LAUNDERING VIA ERDOGAN
By Anna Ahronheim – Jerusalem Post – August 3, 2017 12:18 – ‘Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip and abroad recruit emissaries from Judea and Samaria who travel abroad to transfer terrorist funds and messages to operatives in the field,’ Shin Bet charges.
A Hamas money laundering ring which funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars from officials Gaza to the West Bank city of Hebron via Turkey has been exposed, Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency cleared for publication on Thursday.
MESOP COMMENTARY BY METIN GURCAN : US, NATO wait to see if Russia-Turkey defense deal goes through
2 Aug 2017 – AL MONITOR – Turkey’s plans to procure an advanced long-range air and missile defense system (LORAMIDS) has been dragging on for 10 years, but now it could be leading to a profound crisis of confidence between Turkey and the US-Western security blocs. Turkey’s recent move to acquire a Russian S-400 missile defense system has raised eyebrows in the United States, as Moscow looks on with a smile.
The latest indicator was a July 23 statement by Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford at an Aspen, Colorado, security forum: “[Turkey has] not bought the S-400 air defense system from Russia. That would be a concern, were they to do that, but they have not done that.”
MESOP HIT NEWS : biji serok McGURK ! BEST PROMOTION PKK EVER HAD !
Turkey in uproar over McGurk / By Amberin Zaman
AL MONITOR 1 Aug 2017 – Turkey’s scapegoating of US special envoy Brett McGurk over the military partnership between the United States and the Syrian Kurds grew crazier today, with one pro-government newspaper labeling him a murderer. The Turkish media’s outlandish attacks on US envoy Brett McGurk hint at the anxiety in Ankara over US relations with Syrian Kurds.
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