MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN’S MAN FOR THE DIRTY JOBS !
Elusive figure of Syrian war dies with secrets in Turkey
Heysem Topalca, a fugitive whose name was implicated in some of the most controversial chapters of Ankara’s Syria policy due to his alleged role in the Turkish intelligence operations in Syria, has died, taking all his secrets to the grave.
Fehim Tastekin AL MONITOR Mar 2, 2021 – Heysem Topalca, a fugitive who allegedly played a key role in the Turkish intelligence operations in Syria before vanishing into thin air in 2015, has died at the age of 54, leaving several unanswered questions behind.
Topalca, notoriously known as “Hytham Qassap” or “Hytham the butcher,”
MESOPOTAMIA NEW INSIGHT: Turkey prosecutors throw ‘kitchen sink’ at Kurdish MP over social media posts
- Ahval NEWS – Mar 01 2021 02:49 Gmt+3 – Last Updated On: Mar 01 2021 03:00 A Turkish court summary of proceedings to lift the immunities from prosecution of 25 pro-Kurdish deputies is now before Turkey’s parliament. It includes accusations of “making propaganda for a terrorist organization”, “being a member of an organisation established to commit crimes” and “public incitement to hatred and enmity”.
Among the accused parliamentarians is Garo Paylan, who represents the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) for the southeastern city of Diyarbakır.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS FOCUS : Erdoğan uses Turkey’s biggest lender to acquire GSM giant – report
Feb 26 2021 10:50 Gmt+3 AHVAL NEWS – : Feb 27 2021 07:50 Gmt+3
Turkey’s state-owned Ziraat Bank and largest GSM operator Turkcell, which are fully and partially owned by Turkey’s Wealth Fund respectively, are at the centre of a scandal involving questionable offshore deals, conflicts of interests and irregular transactions, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Turkey Program Director Aykan Erdemir wrote on Friday.
Erdemir cited news reports that Ziraat extended a $1.6 billion nonperforming loan to an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands, “likely under the direction of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan”.
The Wealth Fund, with Erdoğan himself at the helm, used Ziraat Bank “to disappear a nonperforming loan” used for the purchase of Turkcell, Erdemir said.
Turkcell is a strategic asset in controlling communications throughout Turkey as the most used operator with the strongest coverage network. In January, Erdoğan urged the use of Turkcell’s proprietary instant messaging app BiP as he spoke against WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS FOCUS : Türkeis pro-kurdische Partei unter Druck, da die Rufe nach ihrer Schließung zunehmen
Die prokurdische Demokratische Volkspartei sieht sich in der Türkei angesichts steigender Forderungen nach schließung und jüngsten Gerichtsentscheidungen, die einen ihrer Gesetzgeber aus dem Parlament entfernen könnten, erneut unter Druck gesetzt.
Diego Cupolo 23. Februar 2021 AL MONITOR – ISTANBUL – Die drittgrößte Oppositionspartei der Türkei, die prokurdische Demokratische Volkspartei (HDP), steht angesichts einer Flut von Gerichtsverfahren und zunehmenden Forderungen nach ihrer Schließung durch nationalistische Politiker in Ankara zunehmend unter Druck.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party under pressure as calls increase for its closure
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party faces renewed pressure in Turkey amid rising calls for its closure and recent court decisions that could see one of its lawmakers removed from parliament.
Diego Cupolo AL MONITOR – Feb 23, 2021 – ISTANBUL — Turkey’s third-largest opposition party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is under mounting pressure amid a slew of legal proceedings and rising calls for its closure by nationalist politicians in Ankara.
Government officials have long accused the party of fostering links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and HDP members are being increasingly targeted after the deaths of 13 Turkish hostages in Iraqi Kurdistan earlier this month, who Ankara claims were executed by PKK militants during an attempted rescue operation.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : EU concerned over increased pressure against pro-Kurdish party
February 24 2021 10:27 European Commission Spokesperson Peter Stano
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Peter Stano, the European Commission’s spokesperson on foreign affairs, has expressed concern over the continued pressure on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) by Turkish authorities after the sweeping arrests of hundreds of people, including party members.
“The European Union is gravely concerned about the continuing pressure against the HDP and several of its members,” Stano said in a statement on Tuesday.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : U.S. monitoring attempts to overturn will of Turkish voters
- Ilhan Tanir – Feb 22 2021 05:47 Gmt+3 AHVAL NEWS – The U.S. administration has said it is monitoring attempts to strip pro-Kurdish lawmakers of parliamentary immunity.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson told Ahval that the United States is “aware” of recent Turkish government requests to lift the parliamentary immunities of nine lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and is “monitoring the situation”.
The nine lawmakers, including co-chair Pervin Buldan are accused of allegedly inciting the street protests in 2014, in response to the seemingly anti-Kurdish policy of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan when the Islamic State (ISIS) militias besieged the northeast Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Kobane.
“The United States continues to closely watch any attempts to overturn the will of the voters including through legal proceedings,” the statement to Ahval said, noting that the legislators in question were elected in 2018.
Murad Karayilan: Erdogan’s bet on Gara failed
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : KURDISH PKK BOSS SENDS A MESSAGE TO ERDOGAN
Murad Karayilan indicated that they owe to the martyrs who have achieved the great victory in Gara region, alluding the purpose of these attacks is to prolong the flabby regime in Turkey, stressing that they are fully ready to receive any international party to disclose the truth the killing of prisoners.
KURDISTAN 23 Feb 2021, Tue – 11:08 2021-02-23T11:08:00 NEWS DESK
MESOPOTMIA NEWS ERDOGAN & SCHWIEGERSOHN ! – Finanzminister Erdogan verteidigt Albayrak wegen Einbruch der Devisenreserven
Ahval NEWS 22. Februar 2021 01:24 Uhr Gmt+3 – Der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan und sein Finanzminister Lütfi Elvan verteidigten Erdogans Schwiegersohn und Elvans Vorgänger wegen eines Einbruchs der Devisenreserven des Landes im vergangenen Jahr.
Erdogan und Elvan verurteilten die wichtigste oppositionelle Republikanische Volkspartei (CHP), die sich gegen Berat Albayrak, den ehemaligen Finanzminister und Finanzminister, der Anfang November unerwartet zurücktrat, gekümmert hatte.
Die CHP wirft Albayrak vor, im vergangenen Jahr bei einem gescheiterten Versuch, die Lira zu verteidigen, zig Milliarden Dollar der Reserven aufgebraucht zu haben. Sie hat gefordert, dass Albayrak und Erdogan die Verluste tragen.Erdogan sagte am Montag, die Kritik der CHP laufe auf einen direkten Angriff auf sich und seine Familie hinaus. Er lobte Albayraks Wirtschaftsbilanz und sagte, er sei bereit, rechtliche Schritte einzuleiten.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS RECEP TAYYIP & FAMILY – Erdoğan, finance minister defend Albayrak over forex reserves slump
Ahval NEWS Feb 22 2021 01:24 Gmt+3 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his finance minister Lütfi Elvan defended Erdoğan’s son-in-law and Elvan’s predecessor over a slump in the nation’s foreign currency reserves last year.
Erdoğan and Elvan condemned the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) for taking aim at Berat Albayrak, the former treasury and finance minister who resigned unexpectedly in early November.
The CHP blames Albayrak for using up tens of billions of dollars of the reserves last year in a failed attempt to defend the lira. It has demanded that Albayrak and Erdoğan account for the losses.
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