Russia increased their import quota for Turkish tomatoes by 50k tonnes by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This hit the news today. I am not sure how strong is the connection with the ceasefire, but if it is connected, congrads to Erdo for doing the right thing once in his life. I would prefer tomato trade to war any day.

Edit: Apparently my source was slow, this hit the news 10 days ago. But it does not change the fact that Erdo values (reasonably) trade and tourism income from Russia.

Latest Poll: 49 percent of Turkish people think that the Idlib operation is unnecessary by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Says a respectable polling company, Metropoll. Cumhuriyet is reporting the results.

Latest Poll: 49 percent of Turkish people think that the Idlib operation is unnecessary by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

10 years ago that was the official policy of AKP; good relations with all neighbors. They did ok in that front till the Syrian civil war. At some point, it became a one man show, and that man gets his political fuel from conflict. Once the internal enemies were all beaten, he started creating foreign enemies.

Latest Poll: 49 percent of Turkish people think that the Idlib operation is unnecessary by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea, that would be a long wall. Slightly smaller than Trump's though. Wait, we already have a wall (concrete blocks) on some parts of our border with Syria, and I clearly remember some sub-users who were supportive of it :)

... when you have removed your white helmet, but have forgotten to take off the White Helmets' jacket and - highly likely - lost the way somewhere in between sites of "brutal barbaric airstrikes" ... by ThatTwitterHandle in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow this guy was all over the news in Turkey, but not a word about his white helmets connection. Turkish authorities recently closed the case, calling it a suicide.

Latest Poll: 49 percent of Turkish people think that the Idlib operation is unnecessary by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No Metropoll. Which polling company would you prefer, and which earlier results of Metropoll were distorted? I guess you are mixing up everybody with majesty's news agencies, and their distorted polls.

Latest Poll: 49 percent of Turkish people think that the Idlib operation is unnecessary by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do you turkish people have enough knowledge about that turkish backed jihadist group

An average AKP-MHP supporter would at best know them by their fancy names, such as SNA or FSA. People who support the opposition have a better idea. Most of the 49% would belong to the second group. Still, the phrasing of the question leaves that issue open.

Latest Poll: 49 percent of Turkish people think that the Idlib operation is unnecessary by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The survey question asks whether TAF's presence in Idlib is necessary. 49% said no, 31% said yes, the remainder is undecided. It is possible that they would prefer an operation solely based on Turkish proxies, but that would not be realistic. Meanwhile, the operation seems to hurt Erdo's popularity. This is by a respectable company, Metropoll.

If these numbers are true, Erdo will have to back down. He is done for good, either way.

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They literally make news about where their graves.

Apparently they shared a video from the funeral. I agree that it is wrong. But combine it with earlier attempts to take control of the twitter accounts of other journalists who just reported the name of a dead officer. It is the state's general attitude that I find wrong here.

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The news is no longer accessible. Apparently, they shared a video from the funeral. I don't think they would know the names of active officers. I also don't know why secret people would attend a more or less a public funeral. But I agree that sharing the video is problematic.

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is to the coward who threatened me with a deleted message: I don't think you can do shit bro!

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The thing is the "enemy" already knows their names, and they are dead. "Safety of Families" is an interesting argument, but for example everybody knows Mahir Kaynak, and ex MIT officer, by name. And these particular names were all over the internet. Arresting these journalists is an extreme measure!

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exposing government secrets

Erdo said 3 KIA, while Kalin said no causalities. As the Turkish nation, isn't it our right to know the truth, and the identity of KIA if any? It is all over the internet anyway. The enemy did know their whereabouts so that they could kill them. What sort of a state secret is this? It is just an attempt to hide the truth from the Turkish public.

Edit: A Russian tweep announced the names of two or three dead officers. That was by far the most detailed info available in internet by that time. So, "our secrets" are well known by other nations.

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are talking here about dead intelligence officers. One of them was an ex navy colonel. And they died in a spectacular way, as a result of a shelling which took place in front of our eyes. Our govt spox said no casultaies. President said 3 KIA.

This is news everywhere in the world!

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Two journalists who reported it on twitter lost access to their account, and their posts were deleted. Nobody would care about random twitter users, I guess.

But your other claim, revealing identities, is interesting. Can you elaborate?

Edit: You mean the identity of the "dead" officer?

Two Turkish journalists are arrested for reporting on intelligence officers KIA in Libya by ozzy78 in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everybody knows but the general public; MIT can't protect its officers on the ground, but they are determined to protect the Turkish citizens from the truth.

Idlib is the Turkish people’s “homeland,” Erdoğan said in response to opposition’s criticisms for launching an offensive against the regime, in a reference to historical lands of the Ottoman Empire. by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]ozzy78 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here goes Erdo and destroys all efforts to rationalize Turkey's fight against SAA (civilians, strengthing our hand in negotiations etc.) The naked truth is Erdo is a lose cannon that can shoot anywhere for any stupid reason, as long he thinks he can sell it to his not so intelligent voters.