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angelburst29
The Living Force
Turks Eye US Embassy’s Terror Warning, Issued Two Days before Ankara Attack, with Suspicion
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941225000877
In the wake of yet another deadly terror attack in Ankara, this time killing at least 37 people, some Turks have cast suspicions on a US embassy warning issued just two days before the devastating car bombing.
Turkish security officials say Sunday night’s terror attack, the third bombing in the country’s capital since October, was the work of two fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, although no group has yet to claim responsibility, Huffington Post reported.
The embassy’s message Friday warned Americans to stay away from Ankara’s city center due to a “potential terrorist plot to attack Turkish government buildings and housing located in the Bahcelievler area of Ankara”.
The warning was eerily on point, with a massive explosion detonating at a transport hub several hundred yards from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office, killing dozens of innocent bystanders.
The embassy’s pre-emptive message now serves as fodder for both US conspiracy theories as well as finger pointing at the Turkish government, which some have deemed ineffective for failing to stop the attack. The US embassy even went so far as publishing an explanation to counter “Turkish media speculation” as to how and why it issued the terror warning. But that didn’t quell all suspicions.
“I don’t know how much the USA’s prediction of the attack was influenced by close ties to PYD or its intelligence information,”
wrote one columnist in the pro-government Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, speculating that the United States could be in cahoots with Syrian Kurdish militants, seen as terrorists by Ankara, who could have provided them with intel on upcoming attacks.
There’s a climate of fear in Turkey as Ankara battles both the self-described ISIL and Kurdish militants while over 2.7 million Syrian refugees seek shelter here from their own conflict back home.
Some Turks on social media echoed similar sentiments, lambasting the US ties with the PYD, the Syrian offshoot of the Turkey-focused PKK. Turkey says the two groups are one and the same.
The United States, however, differs between the two, maintaining a crucial relationship with the Syrian Kurds battling ISIL extremists, but still listing the PKK as a terrorist organization. The militant group has battled Ankara for over three decades for greater Kurdish freedoms, often targeting security personnel.
US Embassy Confirms Turkey Warned It About Terrorist Threat Before Blast
http://sputniknews.com/world/20160314/1036233653/ankara-turkey-blast-warning.html
The US embassy in Turkey said it learned from the Turkish authorities about a terrorist threat in Ankara before the Sunday blast and had time to warn the US citizens and Turkish employees of the embassy.
A car bomb exploded late Sunday at a bus stop near Ankara’s central Kizilay square, killing 37 people and injuring over 120.
"Last week, the US Embassy became aware of threat information through a Turkish government warning circulating in social media. After confirming the warning with Turkish authorities, Embassy issued a notice to all American citizens in Ankara — both government employees and private citizens — and to Turkish employees of the US Embassy, as we routinely do when we learn of Turkish government information about threats," the embassy said in a statement on Sunday.
On Friday, the US embassy told the US citizens to avoid the Bahcelievler area of Ankara, about 3 miles from the Kizilay square, after receiving information regarding a potential terrorist plot to attack Turkish government buildings and housing located in the area.
The Sunday car bomb blast was the second terrorist attack to hit Ankara since the beginning of the year, after a military convoy was bombed in the Turkish capital in February, killing 30 people.
And I wonder "what"s up" with this announcement?
US Extends Travel Warning for Iran - State Department
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160315/1036287916/us-iran-travel-ban.html
Tuesday March 15, 2016 - Americans should avoid traveling to Iran as the risk of getting detained remains high, US Department of State said in a warning extending the previously issued advice for US tourists in late January.
Relations between Tehran and Washington remain complicated despite recent diplomatic success in reaching a nuclear agreement, or a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
"The Department of State warns US citizens of the risks of travel to Iran," the warning said on Monday. "This replaces the Travel Warning for Iran of January 29, 2016, to reiterate and highlight the risk of arrest and detention of US citizens."
Moreover, the US Federal Aviation Administration has also advised US civil aircraft to exercise caution in or near Iran’s airspace, according to the travel warning.
"The US government does not have diplomatic or consular relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and therefore cannot provide protection or routine consular services to US citizens in Iran," the travel warning noted.
In February, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there is a possibility of restoring normal relations between Tehran and Washington if both sides showed enough political will and undertook steps to build mutual trust.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941225000877
In the wake of yet another deadly terror attack in Ankara, this time killing at least 37 people, some Turks have cast suspicions on a US embassy warning issued just two days before the devastating car bombing.
Turkish security officials say Sunday night’s terror attack, the third bombing in the country’s capital since October, was the work of two fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, although no group has yet to claim responsibility, Huffington Post reported.
The embassy’s message Friday warned Americans to stay away from Ankara’s city center due to a “potential terrorist plot to attack Turkish government buildings and housing located in the Bahcelievler area of Ankara”.
The warning was eerily on point, with a massive explosion detonating at a transport hub several hundred yards from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office, killing dozens of innocent bystanders.
The embassy’s pre-emptive message now serves as fodder for both US conspiracy theories as well as finger pointing at the Turkish government, which some have deemed ineffective for failing to stop the attack. The US embassy even went so far as publishing an explanation to counter “Turkish media speculation” as to how and why it issued the terror warning. But that didn’t quell all suspicions.
“I don’t know how much the USA’s prediction of the attack was influenced by close ties to PYD or its intelligence information,”
wrote one columnist in the pro-government Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, speculating that the United States could be in cahoots with Syrian Kurdish militants, seen as terrorists by Ankara, who could have provided them with intel on upcoming attacks.
There’s a climate of fear in Turkey as Ankara battles both the self-described ISIL and Kurdish militants while over 2.7 million Syrian refugees seek shelter here from their own conflict back home.
Some Turks on social media echoed similar sentiments, lambasting the US ties with the PYD, the Syrian offshoot of the Turkey-focused PKK. Turkey says the two groups are one and the same.
The United States, however, differs between the two, maintaining a crucial relationship with the Syrian Kurds battling ISIL extremists, but still listing the PKK as a terrorist organization. The militant group has battled Ankara for over three decades for greater Kurdish freedoms, often targeting security personnel.
US Embassy Confirms Turkey Warned It About Terrorist Threat Before Blast
http://sputniknews.com/world/20160314/1036233653/ankara-turkey-blast-warning.html
The US embassy in Turkey said it learned from the Turkish authorities about a terrorist threat in Ankara before the Sunday blast and had time to warn the US citizens and Turkish employees of the embassy.
A car bomb exploded late Sunday at a bus stop near Ankara’s central Kizilay square, killing 37 people and injuring over 120.
"Last week, the US Embassy became aware of threat information through a Turkish government warning circulating in social media. After confirming the warning with Turkish authorities, Embassy issued a notice to all American citizens in Ankara — both government employees and private citizens — and to Turkish employees of the US Embassy, as we routinely do when we learn of Turkish government information about threats," the embassy said in a statement on Sunday.
On Friday, the US embassy told the US citizens to avoid the Bahcelievler area of Ankara, about 3 miles from the Kizilay square, after receiving information regarding a potential terrorist plot to attack Turkish government buildings and housing located in the area.
The Sunday car bomb blast was the second terrorist attack to hit Ankara since the beginning of the year, after a military convoy was bombed in the Turkish capital in February, killing 30 people.
And I wonder "what"s up" with this announcement?
US Extends Travel Warning for Iran - State Department
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160315/1036287916/us-iran-travel-ban.html
Tuesday March 15, 2016 - Americans should avoid traveling to Iran as the risk of getting detained remains high, US Department of State said in a warning extending the previously issued advice for US tourists in late January.
Relations between Tehran and Washington remain complicated despite recent diplomatic success in reaching a nuclear agreement, or a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
"The Department of State warns US citizens of the risks of travel to Iran," the warning said on Monday. "This replaces the Travel Warning for Iran of January 29, 2016, to reiterate and highlight the risk of arrest and detention of US citizens."
Moreover, the US Federal Aviation Administration has also advised US civil aircraft to exercise caution in or near Iran’s airspace, according to the travel warning.
"The US government does not have diplomatic or consular relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and therefore cannot provide protection or routine consular services to US citizens in Iran," the travel warning noted.
In February, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there is a possibility of restoring normal relations between Tehran and Washington if both sides showed enough political will and undertook steps to build mutual trust.
angelburst29
The Living Force
Deadly fighting spreads in southeast Turkey after Ankara bomb
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-kurds-idUSKCN0WH0IW
Fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants spread on Tuesday, with tanks, helicopters and armored cars deployed after a suicide bombing that killed 37 people in the capital Ankara.
The deadliest violence took place in Diyarbakir, the largest city in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey, where Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters blocked roads and clashed with security forces overnight as a police helicopter flew overhead, witnesses said.
One police officer and three militants were killed in Diyarbakir and a second police officer was killed in the town of Nusaybin, where the PKK launched an attack, security sources said.
No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday's car bomb that tore through a crowded transport hub in Ankara, but security officials have blamed two members of the outlawed separatist PKK.
Violence has surged in southeastern Turkey since a 2-1/2-year PKK ceasefire collapsed in July. The militants have focused their strikes on security forces in towns in the region, some of which have been under curfew.
Elsewhere in the southeast, tanks at military bases in the town of Sirnak fired shells at ditches and barricades, according to witnesses who saw smoke rising from the shelled areas as gunfire and blasts resounding around the town.
The Turkish military responded to the Ankara bombing by launching air strikes on Monday, hitting northern Iraq's Qandil mountain area where the PKK's main bases are. The military estimated it had killed 45 PKK militants, destroyed two weapons depots and two Katyusha rocket positions.
President Tayyip Erdogan has called for members of parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to face prosecution, accusing them of being an extension of the PKK, which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Cyprus to block Turkey's joining EU
http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/asia/15-03-2016/133821-cyprus-0/
Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus claimed while meeting with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, that he would not agree on the Turkey's joining EU, unless it implements its obligations. He explained that Cyprus had always supported Turkey's accession to the Union, but provided it implements all the obligations. One of them is recognition of Cyprus. Beside that, Anastasiades reminded that Turkey is to keep its promises on the settlement of the migration crisis, as flows of refugees are going from there.
"My stance is that the Republic of Cyprus does not intend to agree upon the opening of any chapters unless Turkey fulfills its obligations under the Ankara Protocol,"
Turkey in its turn demands to accelerate its accession to the EU, making it a condition that it will accomplish arrangements on migrants.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-kurds-idUSKCN0WH0IW
Fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants spread on Tuesday, with tanks, helicopters and armored cars deployed after a suicide bombing that killed 37 people in the capital Ankara.
The deadliest violence took place in Diyarbakir, the largest city in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey, where Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters blocked roads and clashed with security forces overnight as a police helicopter flew overhead, witnesses said.
One police officer and three militants were killed in Diyarbakir and a second police officer was killed in the town of Nusaybin, where the PKK launched an attack, security sources said.
No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday's car bomb that tore through a crowded transport hub in Ankara, but security officials have blamed two members of the outlawed separatist PKK.
Violence has surged in southeastern Turkey since a 2-1/2-year PKK ceasefire collapsed in July. The militants have focused their strikes on security forces in towns in the region, some of which have been under curfew.
Elsewhere in the southeast, tanks at military bases in the town of Sirnak fired shells at ditches and barricades, according to witnesses who saw smoke rising from the shelled areas as gunfire and blasts resounding around the town.
The Turkish military responded to the Ankara bombing by launching air strikes on Monday, hitting northern Iraq's Qandil mountain area where the PKK's main bases are. The military estimated it had killed 45 PKK militants, destroyed two weapons depots and two Katyusha rocket positions.
President Tayyip Erdogan has called for members of parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to face prosecution, accusing them of being an extension of the PKK, which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Cyprus to block Turkey's joining EU
http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/asia/15-03-2016/133821-cyprus-0/
Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus claimed while meeting with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, that he would not agree on the Turkey's joining EU, unless it implements its obligations. He explained that Cyprus had always supported Turkey's accession to the Union, but provided it implements all the obligations. One of them is recognition of Cyprus. Beside that, Anastasiades reminded that Turkey is to keep its promises on the settlement of the migration crisis, as flows of refugees are going from there.
"My stance is that the Republic of Cyprus does not intend to agree upon the opening of any chapters unless Turkey fulfills its obligations under the Ankara Protocol,"
Turkey in its turn demands to accelerate its accession to the EU, making it a condition that it will accomplish arrangements on migrants.
Will Europe manage to pay Erdogan off?
http://journal-neo.org/2016/03/17/will-europe-manage-to-pay-erdogan-off/
Turkey Fulfills Almost Half of Requirements for EU Visa-Free Regime
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160317/1036443240/turkey-eu-visa-free.html
http://journal-neo.org/2016/03/17/will-europe-manage-to-pay-erdogan-off/
Turkey Fulfills Almost Half of Requirements for EU Visa-Free Regime
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160317/1036443240/turkey-eu-visa-free.html
sToRmR1dR said:
Just saw the news as well...more updates from the Guardian article :
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/19/istanbul-hit-by-deadly-bomb-attack
The unnerving thing is, i was actually walking down this street last Tuesday (3 days ago). I arrived in Istanbul after the Ankara bombings, and there was heavy police presence everywhere in Istanbul including on Istiklal. I left Istanbul last night. Interesting that the German consulate was closed before the attack. Sigh.. more sickening terror attacks :( and may the victims rest in peace.
SOTT Exclusive on the Istanbul bombing: http://www.sott.net/article/314855-SOTT-Exclusive-Another-phony-suicide-bombing-in-Turkey
angelburst29
The Living Force
Interesting development: the Pentagon and U.S. State Department have ordered the departure of all Military family members who are stationed in the cities of Adana (Incirlik Air Base), Izmir(home to an Air Force installation) and Mugla (Aksaz Naval Base) in Turkey.
Pentagon and State Department order families of U.S. troops and diplomats to leave Turkey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/03/29/pentagon-and-state-department-order-family-members-of-u-s-troops-and-diplomats-to-leave-turkey/
Tuesday Mar. 29, 2016 - The United States will withdraw virtually all family members of U.S. troops and diplomats from its installations in Turkey, U.S. officials said Tuesday, citing security concerns as the campaign against the Islamic State continues.
The military decision was announced on the blog for U.S. European Command, which also instituted travel restrictions in Brussels last week after a terrorist attack killed 38 people, including three suicide bombers.
“The decision to move our families and civilians was made in consultation with the Government of Turkey, our State Department, and our Secretary of Defense,” Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the commander of European Command, said in a statement. “We understand this is disruptive to our military families, but we must keep them safe and ensure the combat effectiveness of our forces to support our strong Ally Turkey in the fight against terrorism.”
In a separate advisory, the State Department said it had ordered the departure of family members of officials posted to the U.S. consulate in Adana, near the Mediterranean coast in south-central Turkey and in Izmir and Mugla provinces on the western coast. Official travel in Turkey has been restricted to “mission critical” only. The advisory warns that foreign and U.S. tourists have been “explicitly targeted” by terrorist organizations, and should avoid any travel “in close proximity to the Syrian border.”
Also:
US orders government families to leave parts of Turkey
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/03/29/458177/US-military-personnel-State-Department/
A report that an "imminent" attack is planned on "Jewish children" in Turkey. Is Israel and Turkey planning a False Flag - to use as an excuse to enter Syria now that Palmyra has been liberated?
Isis has ‘advanced plans to attack Jewish children’ in Turkey, intelligence sources say
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/isis-has-advanced-plans-to-attack-jewish-children-in-turkey-intelligence-sources-say-a6957221.html
Isis has advanced plans to carry out a terror attack heavily targeting Jewish children in Turkey, according to intelligence officials.
Sky News reports that six operatives from the terror group, arrested in the Turkish city of Gaziantep last week, revealed information about an “imminent” attack.
Istanbul’s synagogue in Beyoglu is understood to be the most probable target of the allegedly impending attacks, which has a community centre and school attached to it.
Kindergartens, schools and youth centres for Jewish children are at the centre of the plans, according to reports.
An intelligence source told Sky News, “This is a more than credible threat. This is an active plot,” adding the information gathered from the operatives indicated an imminent attack that could be “in the next 24 hours or next few days”.
The source said that in response to the threat, intensive security measures were being put in place, including “undercover” and “covert” round-the-clock terror measures.
A marked change in UK-Turkish relations. Obama has elected to not meet with Erdogan during his five-day visit to U.S.
US 'Needs Both' Turks and Kurds: What Went Wrong Between Obama and Erdogan?
http://sputniknews.com/us/20160329/1037167733/loud-clear-obama-erdogan-snub.html
President Barack Obama has elected to not meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the latter’s five-day visit to the United States. Radio Sputnik’s Brian Becker speaks with journalist Kemal Okuyan and activist Kani Xulan about the strain between the long-standing two allies.
"Since 2013, the relations between the two countries [US and Turkey] has worsened," Kemal Okuyan, regular contributor to Turkey’s SoL newspaper, tells Loud & Clear.
"There are mainly two reasons causing this. One is the June uprising in 2013 in Turkey. This was a mass popular uprising against Erdogan. And the other issue is the developments in Syria," he says. "The project, which was based on Erdogan’s dream in Syria, has collapsed."
Vice President Joe Biden’s office released a statement confirming that he will host Erdogan in a meeting on Thursday, and the White House has since indicated that Obama and the Turkish president will have an "informal discussion." Still, the lack of a formal meeting between the two leaders demonstrates a marked change in UK-Turkish relations.
"I don’t really see the future of Erdogan going well," Xulan adds. "He is alienating almost the entire society, if you will. He is acting like a dictator, acting like a sultan.
"I hope the West will come to its senses and take a position against him, too," he says. The US President’s unwillingness to host a formal diplomatic meeting with the Turkish president would indicate that day may not be far off.
Pentagon and State Department order families of U.S. troops and diplomats to leave Turkey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/03/29/pentagon-and-state-department-order-family-members-of-u-s-troops-and-diplomats-to-leave-turkey/
Tuesday Mar. 29, 2016 - The United States will withdraw virtually all family members of U.S. troops and diplomats from its installations in Turkey, U.S. officials said Tuesday, citing security concerns as the campaign against the Islamic State continues.
The military decision was announced on the blog for U.S. European Command, which also instituted travel restrictions in Brussels last week after a terrorist attack killed 38 people, including three suicide bombers.
“The decision to move our families and civilians was made in consultation with the Government of Turkey, our State Department, and our Secretary of Defense,” Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the commander of European Command, said in a statement. “We understand this is disruptive to our military families, but we must keep them safe and ensure the combat effectiveness of our forces to support our strong Ally Turkey in the fight against terrorism.”
In a separate advisory, the State Department said it had ordered the departure of family members of officials posted to the U.S. consulate in Adana, near the Mediterranean coast in south-central Turkey and in Izmir and Mugla provinces on the western coast. Official travel in Turkey has been restricted to “mission critical” only. The advisory warns that foreign and U.S. tourists have been “explicitly targeted” by terrorist organizations, and should avoid any travel “in close proximity to the Syrian border.”
Also:
US orders government families to leave parts of Turkey
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/03/29/458177/US-military-personnel-State-Department/
A report that an "imminent" attack is planned on "Jewish children" in Turkey. Is Israel and Turkey planning a False Flag - to use as an excuse to enter Syria now that Palmyra has been liberated?
Isis has ‘advanced plans to attack Jewish children’ in Turkey, intelligence sources say
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/isis-has-advanced-plans-to-attack-jewish-children-in-turkey-intelligence-sources-say-a6957221.html
Isis has advanced plans to carry out a terror attack heavily targeting Jewish children in Turkey, according to intelligence officials.
Sky News reports that six operatives from the terror group, arrested in the Turkish city of Gaziantep last week, revealed information about an “imminent” attack.
Istanbul’s synagogue in Beyoglu is understood to be the most probable target of the allegedly impending attacks, which has a community centre and school attached to it.
Kindergartens, schools and youth centres for Jewish children are at the centre of the plans, according to reports.
An intelligence source told Sky News, “This is a more than credible threat. This is an active plot,” adding the information gathered from the operatives indicated an imminent attack that could be “in the next 24 hours or next few days”.
The source said that in response to the threat, intensive security measures were being put in place, including “undercover” and “covert” round-the-clock terror measures.
A marked change in UK-Turkish relations. Obama has elected to not meet with Erdogan during his five-day visit to U.S.
US 'Needs Both' Turks and Kurds: What Went Wrong Between Obama and Erdogan?
http://sputniknews.com/us/20160329/1037167733/loud-clear-obama-erdogan-snub.html
President Barack Obama has elected to not meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the latter’s five-day visit to the United States. Radio Sputnik’s Brian Becker speaks with journalist Kemal Okuyan and activist Kani Xulan about the strain between the long-standing two allies.
"Since 2013, the relations between the two countries [US and Turkey] has worsened," Kemal Okuyan, regular contributor to Turkey’s SoL newspaper, tells Loud & Clear.
"There are mainly two reasons causing this. One is the June uprising in 2013 in Turkey. This was a mass popular uprising against Erdogan. And the other issue is the developments in Syria," he says. "The project, which was based on Erdogan’s dream in Syria, has collapsed."
Vice President Joe Biden’s office released a statement confirming that he will host Erdogan in a meeting on Thursday, and the White House has since indicated that Obama and the Turkish president will have an "informal discussion." Still, the lack of a formal meeting between the two leaders demonstrates a marked change in UK-Turkish relations.
"I don’t really see the future of Erdogan going well," Xulan adds. "He is alienating almost the entire society, if you will. He is acting like a dictator, acting like a sultan.
"I hope the West will come to its senses and take a position against him, too," he says. The US President’s unwillingness to host a formal diplomatic meeting with the Turkish president would indicate that day may not be far off.
angelburst29
The Living Force
bjorn said:
You're right, Bjorn! Something is in the works? Erdogan is in the U.S. for a five day sight seeing tour of the Capital. There's no scheduled meeting between him and Obama - only VP Biden. Wonder if Israel and the U.S. have plans to remove Erdogan when he returns?
Israel advises citizens to leave Turkey citing attack risk
http://kurdishdailynews.org/2016/03/28/israel-advises-citizens-to-leave-turkey-citing-attack-risk/
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel on March 28 advised its citizens to leave Turkey, citing the potential for further jihadist attacks after three Israelis were among four people killed in a March 19 suicide bombing in Istanbul.
“It has been decided to upgrade the existing travel warning vis-a-vis Turkey from a basic concrete threat to a high concrete threat, and to reiterate our recommendation to the public to avoid visiting the country and – for Israelis currently in Turkey – to leave as soon as possible,” a government statement said.
The statement said the bombing highlighted the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) “against tourist targets throughout Turkey and proves high capabilities of carrying out further attacks.”
“Terrorist infrastructures in Turkey continue to advance additional attacks against tourist targets – including Israeli tourists – throughout the country,” it said.
PKK fighters kidnap ruling party official in southeast Turkey
https://www.rt.com/news/337647-pkk-kidnap-official-turkey/
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have kidnapped Salih Zeki Cetinkaya, a leading official from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), formerly led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a party official.
Cetinkaya, the Ispir district head of the AKP, was abducted earlier on Tuesday while on his way from Erzurum to Sanliurfa province in Turkey’s southeast after his car was stopped by PKK members in the town of Lice in Diyarbakir and it was revealed that he is an AKP member.
“The kidnapping occurred as Cetinkaya was traveling with his brother and another person from Erzurum to Sanliurfa,” said the party's Erzurum district president, Fatih Yesilyurt, as reported by Anadolu news agency.
“The [fighters] released Cetinkaya's brother and the third person, taking Cetinkaya with them. Cetinkaya's brother and the third person are at the Duru Gendarmerie Station of Lice town in Diyarbakır province,” he added.
Yesilyurt said that Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the interior minister have been notified about the incident, adding that search and rescue operations have been launched.
According to Anadolu news, the PKK made a statement about the incident.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday the US ordered its Defense Department representatives and their families who are currently in southern Turkey to leave “due to continued security concerns in the region.”
[quote author= Angelburst29]Erdogan is in the U.S. for a five day sight seeing tour of the Capital. There's no scheduled meeting between him and Obama - only VP Biden. Wonder if Israel and the U.S. have plans to remove Erdogan when he returns? [/quote]
I don’t get it. I know that Erdogan is a loose cannon. I thought this made him useful. But I suppose that this can also make him a liability. His outbursts and power grabs are getting crazier by the day. Is he afraid of a US style coup?
The western media doesn’t treat him well. But they are still giving him the Israel treatment concerning the genocide on the Kurds.
Or maybe they are going to push Erdogan to invade Syria? He sure wants to, but this backstabber wouldn’t dare to go at it alone. Unless a big terrorist attack happens in Turkey that may force his hand. In that case Erdogan has to act in the only way he knows how.
Anyhow, US military personal ordered to leave its installations in Turkey means bad news. Are they afraid of possible causalities in a possible confrontation between Turkey and Russia? Or are they afraid that Erdogan will retaliate against US personal when a US coup/color revolution occurs ?
If it is the former, it means the US/NATO will not support Turkey against a possible confrontation against Russia. Otherwise they would not abandon ship.
I don’t get it. I know that Erdogan is a loose cannon. I thought this made him useful. But I suppose that this can also make him a liability. His outbursts and power grabs are getting crazier by the day. Is he afraid of a US style coup?
The western media doesn’t treat him well. But they are still giving him the Israel treatment concerning the genocide on the Kurds.
Or maybe they are going to push Erdogan to invade Syria? He sure wants to, but this backstabber wouldn’t dare to go at it alone. Unless a big terrorist attack happens in Turkey that may force his hand. In that case Erdogan has to act in the only way he knows how.
Anyhow, US military personal ordered to leave its installations in Turkey means bad news. Are they afraid of possible causalities in a possible confrontation between Turkey and Russia? Or are they afraid that Erdogan will retaliate against US personal when a US coup/color revolution occurs ?
If it is the former, it means the US/NATO will not support Turkey against a possible confrontation against Russia. Otherwise they would not abandon ship.
sitting
Dagobah Resident
angelburst29 said:
Hi Angelburst29,
I'm glad to have you back.
I did not at all feel well, after my harsh treatment of some of your work. This forum after all, is a place for freedom of expression. And in many respects, that's the most important.
What I will try to do from now on, is to continue pointing out items that needs pointing out. In a more considerate manner.
It's good to see this "sultan" -- really has no clothes. And now not many friends as well. As I once suspected, the downing of the Russian bomber was the day his fate was sealed. (And he may not even have given the order. Such is the viciousness of this game.)
And hopefully it's now clear ... regarding the once feared Saudi & Turkey invasion.
FWIW.
angelburst29
The Living Force
sitting said:
Hi Sitting,
I've always held the general opinion - there's always room for improvement - no matter what endeavor I under take.
To broaden "your horizons" - eventually leads to growth - no matter what the impetus is - that elicited the change.
I have learned, it's best to remain flexible, so as, to take advantage of sudden opportunities and incorporate new ideas and more productive ways of doing things.
After all, we live in "one big giant school" called Earth, with knowledge all around us. It's at our finger tips, if we're willing to expand our potential growth, with hands on experience.
In the past, I have noticed, if my "intent" is to be more open to constructive opportunities, to bring additional balance and progress, the "Universe" will obligate - in the form of a lesson. At first, the lesson might give the appearance - of a personal infringement (personal attack) but given an over-all assessment during contemplation, a wider picture comes into view, of cause and effect. Various hints are usually given - to help work through and mitigate the situation. No step forward - is too small - for it begins a path towards expansion and increased knowledge. Another way of doing something, in a progressive and balanced manner.
So Sitting, I harbor no ill regards, for it's just another "notch" in the learning curve of life!
