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JPMorgan Sees Lira Weakening to 25 After May Elections

Bloomberg Economics

@economics

Apr 14

Turkey’s lira may decline 30% against the dollar from the current level, even assuming a policy normalization after the elections slated in May, JPMorgan analysts say

bloomberg.com

Turkey’s lira may decline 30% against the greenback from the current level, even assuming a policy normalization in the country after the elections slated in May, JPMorgan analysts expect.

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Ahmet S Yayla

@ahmetsyayla

Apr 13

U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war

reuters.com

U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S. export controls and helped Russia's war effort, in the biggest U.S. enforcement action in...

‘They’ve screwed the economy’: Turkey’s heartland voters tire of Erdoğan

Adam Samson

@adamsamson

Apr 12

Many people in one of Turkish president Erdoğan's conservative strongholds are struggling financially and are troubled by the erosion of key institutions. But few appear to be persuaded by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Here's my dispatch from Konya ->

ft.com

[FREE TO READ] Faith in the veteran leader is dwindling but does not necessarily translate into support for the opposition

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International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

Mar 20

Today marks 20 years since the US-led Invasion against #Iraq. Since then ICCT has examined different aspects of the war and its impact, including the rise of the Islamic State. Read our key publications and projects on the topic below:

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

Counter-Terrorism After 9/11, Episode 3: Counter-Terrorism and The War on Terror with Bruce Hoffman

Mar 20

How has #CTevolved over the past 45 years and what is the future of the Global War on Terror? Listen to of our #podcast series where

@Julie_Coleman

interviews

@hoffman_bruce

, including a discussion on the US' pivot away from al-Qaeda to Iraq:

icct.nl

Counter-Terrorism After 9/11 is a podcast series exploring how counter-terrorism has changed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. In our third episode, we speak to Bruce...

International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

Mar 27

ICCT's next #webinar is quickly approaching! On April 4th

and

will assess the state of #terrorism studies on the occasion of the new Perspectives on Terrorism issue release: buff.ly/3K7Lzr7

Medieval Arabic Culinary Literature Offers Lessons for the Present

Hassan I. Hassan

@hxhassan

Mar 24

How did people in the Middle East eat in the 14th century? This essay reviews 9 cooking books written in that era, revealing the social lives of the upper strata of medieval societies. By Mahmoud

@habboush

for

@newlinesmag

, who even cooks ancient recipes:

newlinesmag.com

Centuries-old cookbooks from the Abbasid era shed light on the lives of the upper strata of bygone Arab and Muslim societies, as well as the origins of dishes still popular today

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The New York Times

@nytimes

Mar 23

Drone footage, taken shortly after the earthquake in Turkey, shows the ruins of what used to be a vibrant main corridor in the heart of Antakya’s Old City. The New York Times overlaid building facades from Google Maps to show what was lost. nyti.ms/408W2rP

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The Uyghur Genocide: An Examination of China’s Breaches of the 1948 Genocide Convention - New Lines...

Tonight

will hold an important hearing on the ongoing #UyghurGenocide Ahead of the hearing, read our report with

@TheRWCHR

, the first independent expert application of the 1948 Genocide Convention to treatment of the #Uyghurs in #China

newlinesinstitute.org

This report is the first independent expert application of the 1948 Genocide Convention to the ongoing treatment of the Uyghurs in China.

Mar 22

Analysis: Erdogan tries to salvage economic credibility before Turkey's election reut.rs/4045MDA

Fake Trend Alert

@FakeTrendAlert

Mar 22

Dear Turkish people. What the hell? Are you seriously controlling all the bots around the world? Check the bots that tweeted #GeliyorumHe Indian, Brazilian, Egyptian, Pakistani, Hungarian, English, American! THAT'S SO SCARY

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Nev 𓂜𓆑𓇌𓈖

@Nev_ertiti

Mar 18

Cairo requested 3 conditions from Ankara to normalize relations. 1- Handing over the Muslim Brotherhood members in #Türkiye 🇹🇷 , who are wanted in #Egypt 🇪🇬 and are involved in carrying out armed operations against the Armed forces , police and civilians. 2- Ending the Turkish… Show more

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Fouad Abou Hamila

@f_hamela

Mar 18

3 شروط طلبتها القاهرة من أنقرة لتطبيع العلاقات 1-تسليم عناصر تنظيم الإخوان المتواجدين على الأراضي التركية والمطلوبين لدى القضاء المصري والمتورطين في القيام بعمليات مسلحة ضد الجيش والشرطة والمدنيين 2-إنهاء التواجد العسكري التركي على الأراضي الليبية بشكل كامل وسحب جميع… Show more

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Timur Kuran

@timurkuran

Mar 16

In Iskenderun, the state is confiscating tents and other amenities provided to earthquake victims by civic associations. Official justification: State can do better. Real reason: Volunteers make the President’s administration look incompetent, and elections are approaching.

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dokuz8haber

@dokuz8haber

Mar 15

Hatay'ın İskenderun ilçesinde Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi’nde gönüllüler ile Rotary Kulübü’nün oluşturduğu çadırkentte bulunan çamaşırhane ve yurttaşların konakladığı çadırlara kaymakamlık tarafından el konuldu. Gönüllüler gözaltın alındı.

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Michael Becker

@M_H_Becker

Mar 14

Are you working toward an MA or PhD and studying Terrorism or Bias Crimes? Do you have a paper you're working on or excited about? Would $ for travel help? Then do we (

@ascterrorism

) have an opportunity for you! It's time again for submissions to the DTBC Student Paper Award!

Aaron Y. Zelin

@azelin

Mar 13

First promo clip for my Islamic State mapping project! IS may no longer be at the top of the news, but the group is still very much active and in many places they hadn't been when IS was at its peak in Iraq and Syria.

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Turkish earthquake survivors reconsider election loyalty to Erdogan

Claire Sadar

@KARepublic

Mar 10

Turkish earthquake survivors reconsider election loyalty to Erdogan

reuters.com

The deadliest disaster in Turkey's modern history devastated cities, towns and killed thousands of people, mostly in a conservative stronghold that has heavily backed Erdogan and the AKP for two...

AFP News Agency

@AFP

Mar 7

#UPDATE Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Mar 6

When the earthquake hit Turkey, a serviced apartment building in Malatya collapsed. 29 people were killed. The building had sidestepped regulations thanks to a 2018 amnesty introduced by Turkey’s President Erdogan, documents seen by

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Factbox: Turkey's anti-Erdogan bloc vows to reverse his legacy reut.rs/3KXegaY

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Architects and civil engineers said amnesty introduced by Turkey’s President Erdogan raises fundamental problems. Under the amnesty, owners could legalize unregistered constructions by filing an application and paying a tax reut.rs/3SQEIEW

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Turkey faces challenge 'beyond comprehension' to clear earthquake rubble reut.rs/3IMwXeV

Gönül Tol

@gonultol

Mar 1

Western pundits often admire autocrats for getting things done and praise them for responding to emergencies faster. Turkey shows why they are wrong. My latest “Turkey’s Weak Strongman” for ⁦

@ForeignPolicy

⁩ ⁦

@MiddleEastInst

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Western pundits often admire autocrats for getting things done. Turkey shows why they’re wrong.

Turkey’s Weak Strongman

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ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world

𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐆.

@agur59

Mar 1

The International Criminal Court (ICC)

@IntlCrimCourt

asked to investigate Turkish government over #persecution of opponents around the world. by

@julianborger

via

@guardian

#istifaulan

theguardian.com

European legal experts compiled a dossier of witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment

Must read: Turkey's Erdogan Shows Why Strongmen Are Weak by ⁦

@gonultol

⁩

Western pundits often admire autocrats for getting things done. Turkey shows why they’re wrong.

Turkey’s Weak Strongman

Pa. report calls for broad changes to solve teacher shortage problem

LehighValleyNews.com

@LVNewsdotcom

Feb 25

Yildirim Yayla is working to earn a teacher’s certification at DeSales University in Center Valley.

lehighvalleynews.com

As interest in the education field continues to decline, the report recommends systemic changes. A hearing of the state Senate Education Committee to examine the issue is set for this week.

Paul Cruickshank

@CruickshankPaul

Feb 28

An extraordinarily deeply researched article from Aaron Zelin

@azelin

on HTS's 'counterterrorism' drive against ISIS in NW Syria in the new issue of

@CTCWP

Sentinel. Essential reading.

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CTC at West Point

@CTCWP

Feb 27

February Sentinel analysis: “Jihadi ‘Counterterrorism:’ Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Versus the Islamic State” by Aaron Y. Zelin (@azelin) ctc.westpoint.edu/jihadi-counter

Foreign Policy

@ForeignPolicy

Feb 25

Having devoted the last decade to a war against the media, universities, academics, and scientists, Erdogan is depriving Turkey of one of its most important assets in the hour of its greatest need.

The Deadly Toll of Erdogan’s War on Academia

The fault lines between the Turkish government and universities have increased the fallout from the country’s earthquakes.

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Özgür Özkan

@OzguOzkan

Feb 24

My take on the Turkish military’s delayed and inadequate response to the quakes in Turkey ⁦

@ForeignPolicy

⁩ .

Why Was Turkey’s Military MIA After the Earthquake?

In 1999, the military was quick to respond to disaster. In 2023, Erdogan’s reforms left it hobbled and unprepared.

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Andrew Simon

@simongandrew

Feb 24

In this forthcoming book with

@UNC_Press

, Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst write Omar Ibn Said, the author of the only known autobiography in Arabic by an enslaved person in the US, back into history. This story is going to be a game changer and I cannot wait to see it exist in the world.

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Syria’s Silent Rubble Reproaches the UN’s Resounding Failure

New Lines Magazine

@newlinesmag

Feb 17

🧵New Lines' Turkey-Syria Earthquake Coverage (THREAD) The latest – Aid to northwest Syria was impeded neither by sanctions nor the absence of a U.N. mandate. Instead, it was a failure of will — mainly by the

@UN

, but also by the U.S. & EU. |

@im_pulse

newlinesmag.com

Trapped under debris, persecuted by the Assad regime and forsaken by allies, the people of northwestern Syria pinned their hopes on the UN — and were betrayed

New Al-Qaida Leader Commanding from Iran

voanews.com

New Al-Qaida Leader Commanding from Iran

More than six months after the United States killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, leadership of the terror group appears to have quietly passed to his heir...

Ahmet S Yayla

@ahmetsyayla

An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths |...

An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths!

theguardian.com

Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed, while officials offered permits and lax controls, says writer and academic Constanze Letsch

The Soufan Center

@TheSoufanCenter

Militant in Iran identified as al-Qaeda’s probable new chief in U.N. report

A profile of #al-Qaeda's potential new leader written by our founder is heavily quoted by

@washingtonpost

. Saif al-Adel "has been based in #Iran since 2002 or 2003, when he went into hiding after the Sept. 11 attacks," writes

@Ali_H_Soufan

washingtonpost.com

Saif al-Adel, who is wanted for his role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies, is seen by many U.N. members as al-Qaeda's de facto leader.

Colin P. Clarke

@ColinPClarke

NEWSMAKER Al Qaeda's new leader Adel has $10 million bounty on his head

Al Qaeda's new leader Adel has $10 million bounty on his head

reuters.com

Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of al Qaeda with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head, is now the "uncontested" leader of the militant group,...

Kristina Jovanovski

@kjovano

No deaths, no buildings collapsed in one town near #Turkeyquake epicenter, officials told me. One said that current & previous mayors didn't allow for illegal construction. My exclusive look for

@NBCNews

inside the town of Erzin.🧵

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Hassan I. Hassan

@hxhassan

A Notorious Syria Conspiracy Theory Is Definitively Debunked

New: The latest report from the

@OPCW

chemical weapons watchdog shows not only that Syria's Assad regime used gas in Douma but that none of the alternative claims is viable, writes

@Brian_Whit

for

@newlinesmag

newlinesmag.com

The latest report from the global chemical weapons watchdog shows not only that Assad used gas in Douma but that no alternative explanation is viable

Amnesty in Turkey for Construction Violations Is Scrutinized After Quake

This ⁦

⁩ story about Erdogan’s amnesty for construction violations ⁦misses a critical aspect: These amnesties were providing billions of $ as a revenue stream to the government. So, it was a business model— Yes, “selling death” to citizens

nytimes.com

Survivors and building experts say poor construction most likely exacerbated the scale of the earthquake’s destruction, as the death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 33,000 people.

How a ‘piece of paradise’ turned into a grave: the collapse of a luxury building in Antakya

Karabekir Akkoyunlu

@KarabekirENG

Feb 12

"In an interview with the BBC, the president in Istanbul of the Union of Chambers of Engineers and Urban Planners, Pelin Pinar Giritlioglu, estimated that up to 75,000 buildings in the area affected by the earthquake have received “amnesties.” +

english.elpais.com

One of the most exclusive buildings in this historic Turkish city, a tower of 249 apartments that boasted of the ‘highest construction standards,’ collapsed in the quakes. Nearly 1,000 people remain...

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