MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN’S SECRET BRANCH ! – The Dark Side of Turkey’s Intelligence Community
Turkey and its National Intelligence Organization appear to abuse the intelligence and diplomatic process by seeking to insert flawed and false intelligence in order to constrain and subvert U.S. diplomatic options.
by Michael Rubin – AMERICAN ENTERPRISE 12 Aug 2019
Last week the U.S. Embassy in Turkey released a statement that said Washington had reached an agreement to implement “initial measures to address Turkey’s security concerns” and to establish a “peace corridor” inside Kurdish-controlled portions of Syria. The agreement aims to diffuse a crisis which saw the Turkish military mobilize along the Syrian border and threaten to occupy northern Syria, ostensibly to fight terrorism. The details of the agreement have not been made public.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : US & TÜRKEY REALISIEREN SAFZ ZONE – WEST KURDISTAN – SYRIEN
12 August 2019
Laut türkischem Verteidigungsministerium ist eine 6-köpfige US-Delegation im syrischen Grenzort Tal Abyad eingetroffen, um mit den Vorbereitungen für eine „Sicherheitszone“ zu beginnen, die nach israelischen Quellen etwa 32 km breit auf syrisch-kurdischer Seite verlaufen soll.
T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı @tcsavunma
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1-Suriye kuzeyinde ABD ile koordineli tesis edilmesi planlanan Güvenli Bölgeye yönelik Müşterek Hareket Merkezinin kurulması çalışmaları başlamıştır. Bu kapsamda ön hazırlık maksadıyla altı kişilik ABD heyeti Şanlıurfa’ya ulaşmıştır.
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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS INSIGHT : TURKEY’S RISING WAVE OF SOCIAL PROTESTS
by Soner Cagaptay and Deniz Yuksel – PolicyWatch 3162 – August 12, 2019 – This year’s Istanbul election and last year’s move to a presidential system have unified and galvanized the opposition, raising questions about Erdogan’s next move.
Ever since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered a rout in Istanbul’s June 23 mayoral race, Turkey has witnessed a rise in anti-government protests, mostly focusing on environmental issues. The wave of demonstrations—the country’s largest since the 2013 Gezi Park rallies—suggests a newfound vitality among the opposition, with potentially deep implications for Turkey’s democracy.
FROM GEZI TO GOLD MINING
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS REPORT : Turkey – New Law Restricts Online Media Outlets:
On August 1, Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) passed an amendment requiring streaming services and online broadcasters to obtain a license, which could cost up to $18,000, to broadcast in Turkey. While the law affects entertainment services such as Netflix and YouTube, it also applies to a number of news agencies with online operations, including the BBC, Voice of America, and Germany’s Deutsche Welle. A 30-day period was granted for companies to obtain a license; lack of a license will result in the government blocking the sites. Free speech advocates have been sharply critical of the law. Veysel Ok, co-director of the Media and Law Studies Association, stated that “the only purpose of this law and the mandate that comes with it is to [block content] from those sources and bring independent media outlets under control.” The RTUK claims that the goal of the regulation “is to establish the methods and principles to regulate the presentation and provision of radio, television and on-demand broadcast services… and the supervision of the broadcasts in question.”
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN VERFLECHTET TÜRKEI MUT RUSSLAND
Drohung Richtung USA Setzt die Türkei auf MS-21 und Superjet? – Die Türkei und Russland wollen in der Zivilluftfahrt enger zusammenarbeiten. Gerade für die Boeing 737 Max könnte das Konkurrenz bedeuten.
12.08.19 – 6:22 | Timo Nowack 28 Kommentare aero telegraph
Ende Juli drohte der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bestellungen für mehr als 100 Boeing-Jets zu stornieren. Der Grund: Die Vereinigten Staaten hatten die Türkei als Kundin aus dem F-35-Kampfjet-Programm ausgeschlossen, da das Land ein Raketenabwehrsystem aus Russland kauft und nicht das amerikanische Pendant. Bei den angedrohten Abbestellungen geht es um 63 Boeing 737 Max, 24 Boeing 787 und drei Boeing 777-Frachter für Turkish Airlines.
Turkey, Russia signed secret deal on Idlib that allowed military offensive against Kurds
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : #Turkey has become a convenient proxy power for #Russia and for #Assad and #Iran for that matter.
Nordic Monitor 10 August 2019 – Ankara and Moscow signed a secret agreement allowing militia supported by Turkey to attack US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria in exchange for Turkey abandoning Idlib, a senior opposition lawmaker in the Turkish parliament has claimed.
According to a parliamentary question, a copy of which was obtained by Nordic Monitor, Ünal Çeviköz, deputy chairperson of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey and Russia signed a secret agreement allowing Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces to attack areas controlled by Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. According to Çeviköz, a former ambassador, Turkey had to agree in return to withdraw its troops and military equipment from Idlib.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE GROWING CONFLICT WILL NOT END !
War on the Rocks@WarOnTheRocks·
8m 10 August 2019
Turkey is willing to risk the lives of American military personnel because of deeply held grievances about U.S. policy in Syria and the concurrent empowerment of the Syrian Kurds.
The Crisis is Coming: Syria and the End of the U.S.-Turkish Alliance – War on the Rocks
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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : PKK LEADER APO OECLAN TRIES AGAIN TO DEAL WITH ERDOGAN !
Öcalan calls for new initiative to resolve Turkey’s Kurdish conflict
By TM – August 8, 2019 THE TURKISH MINUTE
Jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan has called for a new initiative to bring a peaceful settlement to the ethnic violence in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish Southeast and says he is ready to assume his role towards that end, the Artı Gerçek news website reported. Öcalan’s remarks were released by the Asrın Law Firm, which sent a group of lawyers to meet with him on Wednesday on the prison island of İmralı.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : SEROK APO PRO ERDOGAN !?
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE ACTUAL TERMS OF THE POLITICAL TRADE – U.S. SAFE ZONE DEAL CAN HELP TURKEY COME TO TERMS WITH THE PKK AND YPG
by Soner Cagaptay – PolicyWatch 3161 – August 7, 2019
Checking the YPG’s ascendance in Syria could bring the PKK back to the negotiating table, ultimately making Turkey more amenable to Kurdish enclaves across the border.
Earlier today, Ankara and Washington agreed to “stand up a joint operations center in Turkey as soon as possible to coordinate and manage the establishment of a safe zone” in Syria. This development could help realign the relationship between Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoot, the People’s Defense Units (YPG), a group that controls large swaths of Syria’s northern frontier. That in turn could help heal a major sore point in U.S.-Turkish relations.
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