# ![@SelimKoru Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::189077187.png) @SelimKoru Selim Koru

Selim Koru posts on X about turkey, bir, russia, bit the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[turkey](/topic/turkey) #41, [bir](/topic/bir), [russia](/topic/russia), [bit](/topic/bit), [istanbul](/topic/istanbul), [night](/topic/night), [for the](/topic/for-the), [dream](/topic/dream), [the american dream](/topic/the-american-dream), [israel](/topic/israel)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Turkish and American right-wing sentiment is so symmetrical that the transition here is seamless. Turkish man who just illegally crossed the US border immediately becomes border hawk says he's worried about who's coming in and warns of the possibility of "killers and psychopaths" entering the country. Basically the American dream in [--] seconds. https://t.co/4KXHLD96xd Turkish man who just illegally crossed the US border immediately becomes border hawk says he's worried about who's coming in and warns of the possibility of "killers and psychopaths" entering the country. Basically the American"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1793865614630764958)  2024-05-24T04:44Z 14.8K followers, 13.2K engagements


"People want to forget but up until recently there was dogged optimism about Sweden's accession. "Turkey will agree eventually it's just Grand Bazaar haggling" etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1673993013805105152)  2023-06-28T09:53Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"This is very good as expected. Pan-Turkic nationalists are a complicated group of people. @Nick_Ashdown does a great job of taking readers through the finer aspects of the story. https://newlinesmag.com/essays/a-political-murder-reflects-the-rise-and-fracture-of-turkeys-far-right/ https://newlinesmag.com/essays/a-political-murder-reflects-the-rise-and-fracture-of-turkeys-far-right/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1687153953564213254)  2023-08-03T17:30Z 14.8K followers, 20.8K engagements


"This by @NicholasDanfort a) puts forward an excellent strong framework for thinking about Turkish foreign policy b) includes interesting observations well worth pondering on their own"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1704181350159220768)  2023-09-19T17:11Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Interesting how Blinken won't go to Ankara. I think he knows that any meeting with Erdoan would be like drinking water from a fire hose (or just getting hosed down.) Probably wants to stick to his comfort zone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1713275790832382342)  2023-10-14T19:29Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@amberinzaman @AlMonitor Will add "Turkey whisperer" to my bio :) Always a pleasure to talk to you Amberin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1717647462393852313)  2023-10-26T21:00Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@06JAnk True. "We have four seasons" is usually marshaled as evidence in support of the claim that Turkey is blessed by God. I always thought it a bit strange considering the climate of Abrahamic revelation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1746141742473085417)  2024-01-13T12:06Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Why has Turkey's response to the Gaza war been relatively muted I think it's part of Ankara's realist strategic culture:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1764758889017348587)  2024-03-04T21:04Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Part II of the Erbakan book: The Forces Ruling the World https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/publish/subscribers https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/publish/subscribers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1774119949469995026)  2024-03-30T17:02Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@lionel_trolling There's a huge exodus of educated people from Russia Turkey and India and many of them cite political reasons for their decision to leave. Would Robin say that those countries are ruled by fascist parties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1774308480666489183)  2024-03-31T05:31Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@06JAnk @APHClarkson lkc violence in the diaspora maybe but the Ate murder and July [--] are different because they're about the right's internal power struggles. I was referring to people flying off the handle like this. Given the degree of politicization there's relatively little of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1785701812307210729)  2024-05-01T16:04Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Part II is up covering Erbakan's long meetings with Saddam Hussein his thoughts on Cyprus and the Kurdish issue. https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/erbakans-cause-part-iii https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/erbakans-cause-part-iii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1785717088591507722)  2024-05-01T17:05Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"lol "Asking to remain anonymous US officials told Turkey recap that tying the state visit to the AKPs electoral campaign may have damaged the prospects for a possible meeting as Washington did not want to be seen as influencing the local elections." https://open.substack.com/pub/turkeyrecap/p/may-day-rest-in-peacer=3jvyx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://open.substack.com/pub/turkeyrecap/p/may-day-rest-in-peacer=3jvyx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1786471347578606049)  2024-05-03T19:02Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"The Turkish opposition usually thinks that three things are imminent: 1) the AKP-MHP split 2) early elections 3) an economic crash MHP lideri Devlet Baheli [----] ylnda kaldrd 17-25 Aralk takvimini neden tekrar geri kard Geen ay Halk Tv'de u deerlendirmeyi yapmtm: "MHP AKPyi esir ald. Baheli Soylu araclyla 'AKPnin ne kadar yasad ii varsa dosyalar elimde' demek istiyor." https://t.co/Cp1ZcJ5msP MHP lideri Devlet Baheli [----] ylnda kaldrd 17-25 Aralk takvimini neden tekrar geri kard Geen ay Halk Tv'de u deerlendirmeyi yapmtm: "MHP AKPyi esir ald. Baheli Soylu araclyla 'AKPnin ne kadar yasad ii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1825897568154399026)  2024-08-20T14:07Z 14.8K followers, 21.7K engagements


"@DawgInExileNC Nate Silver wrote at some point that when nothing exciting is happening in this race Trump gradually pulls ahead. I think that's true. Really doesn't matter how much the Dems spend they're only fighting gravity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1844695601901891717)  2024-10-11T11:04Z 14.6K followers, [--] engagements


"The X algorithm is suppressing the website we use to publish Kltrkampf but you can find our podcast here. In this episode @NicholasDanfort and I talked to @humeyra_pamuk about her time covering Turkey and the US State Department: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3H6EzrF0RlKB6SPmycMq5psi=1c4736a8d98d4ed1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3H6EzrF0RlKB6SPmycMq5psi=1c4736a8d98d4ed1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1844740491348218167)  2024-10-11T14:03Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"There are a lot of Erdoan-Trump comparisons out there. Most of them see Turkey as a cautionary tale warn of an American descent into institutional warfare economic mismanagement polarization etc. I think that's fine but"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1853851913869258846)  2024-11-05T17:28Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Seems like this is the real measure of Turkish power right now Based on statements and actions of Israeli officials it seems highly plausible that Israel could make good on its threat to kill Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa. This would likely result in a further dissolution of Syria that would likewise be an Israeli interest. Based on statements and actions of Israeli officials it seems highly plausible that Israel could make good on its threat to kill Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa. This would likely result in a further dissolution of Syria that would likewise be an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1945781367029039540)  2025-07-17T09:43Z 14.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The Cuomo campaign is willing to try weird things. This kind of thing shouldn't be underestimated. Muslims Against Mamdani: Ask Us Why https://t.co/n7XLomaoDB Muslims Against Mamdani: Ask Us Why https://t.co/n7XLomaoDB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1981734511072129291)  2025-10-24T14:48Z 14.3K followers, [---] engagements


"My piece comparing NYC's Mamdani to Istanbul's imprisoned mayor Ekrem mamolu and how to think about broader "resistance" strategy: https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/from-istanbul-to-new-york-how-erdogan https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/from-istanbul-to-new-york-how-erdogan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1985736087168311566)  2025-11-04T15:49Z 14.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@rbromer yeah we're all just doing out little dances aren't we"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1989294830124441751)  2025-11-14T11:30Z 14.3K followers, [--] engagements


"I wrote about awkward Muslim stuff https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/on-cultural-muslims https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/on-cultural-muslims"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/1999373728556388506)  2025-12-12T07:00Z 14.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The whole point of institutions like THY now is to build filters to Western culture while adopting Western tech & business practices. That's supposed to be the appeal. I was watching the pilot of Brooklyn Nine Nine on my flight and turkish airlines bleeped the words gay and ham. They even blurred a newspaper headline that said the word gay. @TurkishAirlines is afraid of pork and gay people. An embarrassment. I was watching the pilot of Brooklyn Nine Nine on my flight and turkish airlines bleeped the words gay and ham. They even blurred a newspaper headline that said the word gay."  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2000834612415881362)  2025-12-16T07:45Z 14.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Typical reactions from pro-Erdoan accounts going "the only thing that matters in this world is power" etc. but it's all a bit boring at this stage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2007464086670283076)  2026-01-03T14:48Z 14.3K followers, [----] engagements


"No. If you're bald you own it. Everything else is weak sauce. South Korea's president wants public health care to cover hair loss treatment for male pattern baldness claiming it's a "matter of survival" for young men. https://t.co/l5wPz5Yqwd South Korea's president wants public health care to cover hair loss treatment for male pattern baldness claiming it's a "matter of survival" for young men. https://t.co/l5wPz5Yqwd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2007797466775888093)  2026-01-04T12:53Z 14.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I keep hearing of all these young Turkish Islamists trying to learn Hebrew now like ambitious American FP types cramming Arabic during the WoT. Israel established a "red line" with Turkey to deconflict flights over Syria https://t.co/jADkIjF3AB (Channel 12) Israel established a "red line" with Turkey to deconflict flights over Syria https://t.co/jADkIjF3AB (Channel 12)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2008218158881034426)  2026-01-05T16:44Z 14.3K followers, [---] engagements


"@AbbeBusoni8 Lost me at "purely rational POV" Regardless of one's opinion of alternatives it is a silly thing to be concerned about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2008546623329341858)  2026-01-06T14:30Z 14.3K followers, [--] engagements


"The Muslim world (via the Ottomans) also got the crescent & star symbols from the Byzantines The practice of wearing hijab has origins in the cultural practices of Christians in the Byzantine empire. The practice of wearing hijab has origins in the cultural practices of Christians in the Byzantine empire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2010338276058575029)  2026-01-11T13:09Z 14.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Boazii was actually very welcoming of people of "Muslim identity." In the 1990s and 2000s the AK Party also found steadfast allies there. The issue right now is that the new regime wants to take it over and reshape it in its own image. Boazii niversitesini anlamak isteyenler iin bu aydnlatc belgeseli tavsiye ediyorum. Kendi mtevaz katklarmla baz nemli konulara not dmek isterim: Mslman Kimliinin Ykselii: Yaadmz devirde Mslman kimlikli kesim hem say hem de nitelik olarak https://t.co/TLxfKZZ6mC Boazii niversitesini anlamak isteyenler iin bu aydnlatc belgeseli tavsiye ediyorum. Kendi mtevaz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2010606240691618269)  2026-01-12T06:54Z 14.4K followers, 18.6K engagements


"Also @jaanislam's contempt for Boazii's traditions and structure is palpable here. It's really no mystery why the institution is resisting the Islamist takeover"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2010649242361065665)  2026-01-12T09:45Z 14.4K followers, [----] engagements


"In Turkey Islam is now a way to signal political power and Machiavellian guile. It is no longer a source of moral authority. Bilal Erdoan: Hem herkese hitap edeceiz. Hem kendi kimliimize hitap edeceiz. Yeniden bu toplumda Dindar olan insan iyidir yargsn glendirmek zorundayz. Mslmanlar olarak bizim dinimizi doru temsil etmemizin yolu bu toplumda iyiliklerin kaynann yine Mslman https://t.co/aiyL9erCWF Bilal Erdoan: Hem herkese hitap edeceiz. Hem kendi kimliimize hitap edeceiz. Yeniden bu toplumda Dindar olan insan iyidir yargsn glendirmek zorundayz. Mslmanlar olarak bizim dinimizi doru temsil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2010690809360728136)  2026-01-12T12:30Z 14.4K followers, 165.9K engagements


"@Ziya_Meral This is unclear. So Erdoan equated his movement with MB Egyptians who heard it did the same and you explained that they weren't"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2011446745650327991)  2026-01-14T14:34Z 14.4K followers, [---] engagements


"This should be obvious to anyone with a map and a basic understanding of economics. Yet there's a romantic resistance to the idea ("the revolution" etc.) Syria has basically become a sub-state of Turkey whereby Syrians are now buying more Turkish products and exporting less to Turkey. Turkey will not allow Syria to industrialize unless they own the production. This means less workers rights less wages worser conditions in Syria has basically become a sub-state of Turkey whereby Syrians are now buying more Turkish products and exporting less to Turkey. Turkey will not allow Syria to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2021570306754638145)  2026-02-11T13:01Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"New on Kltrkampf: My assistant Ata Armaan a 4th-year sociology student at Boazii wrote up what he saw on the first day of spring term riot police water cannons tear gas and students who refused to back down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2021623626005704768)  2026-02-11T16:33Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"So this is what you do Every time someone says something you think is bad about Turkey (secularism my my) you go and say "what about Israel" Great use of my tax liras. Let me make it simple: I don't think religion is necessarily good or bad. I think Islamism is mostly bad. I think Israeli Messianic Zionism is very bad. Capitalism has been pretty bad for the past [--] years. "Democracy" would be nice to have but you know not holding my breadth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2022580238098604375)  2026-02-14T07:54Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"🧵From my two-apart series on religiosity: Iran and Turkey are both experiencing rapid secularization. The common thread Political Islam corrodes the very religious authority it claims to embody. When faith becomes a tool of state power it loses its legitimacy as a source of public morality. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021922143563305463 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021922143563305463"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2021922143563305463)  2026-02-12T12:19Z 14.8K followers, 300K engagements


"Part 2: Turkey isn't secularizing toward quiet European atheismit's polarizing like America. Most people are leaving religion but a minority is diving into much weirder stuff: Islamic cults ISIS cells horoscopes on prime-time TV pop-Sufism neo-Kemalist mysticism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2021922152220619236)  2026-02-12T12:19Z 14.8K followers, 16.1K engagements


"Having indigenous defense capabilities is good but I worry about Turkey's place in future alliance structures. "Von der Leyen also said that the EU needed to formalise the ad hoc beginnings of new security collaborations with countries including the UK Norway Iceland and Canada". Iceland but not Turkey. What to make of this "Von der Leyen also said that the EU needed to formalise the ad hoc beginnings of new security collaborations with countries including the UK Norway Iceland and Canada". Iceland but not Turkey. What to make of this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SelimKoru/status/2022647716497756234)  2026-02-14T12:22Z 14.8K followers, 20.6K engagements


"ki gndr COVID-19 belirtilerim var. Londra'daym durumum iyi ama gerekten ar bir hastalkm bu. Trkiye'de nmzdeki hafta byk bir dalga bekleniyor. Ltfen bu meseleyi ciddiye aln kendinizi ve etrafnzdakileri koruyun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1241441519757930496)  2020-03-21T19:08Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"He doesnt care"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/801753570366423040)  2016-11-24T11:45Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Several hospitals down (below) roads are split open airports are shut. Thousands of residential buildings have collapsed on themselves. It's a nightmare. #TurkeyEarthquake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1622523342203899905)  2023-02-06T09:11Z 14.8K followers, 122.7K engagements


"If you rely on Turkish mainstream news for information you are highly unlikely to have heard of the gruesome murder of Samuel Paty. It received zero coverage. You will however be exposed to president Macron's statements on Islam at least once a day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1320334652100444160)  2020-10-25T12:01Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Galiba herkes askerinin bu pozda fotorafn paylayor. Kabul airport https://t.co/Uu39MwXFKj Kabul airport https://t.co/Uu39MwXFKj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1429114680203784203)  2021-08-21T16:14Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Kabul airport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1429090434828193795)  2021-08-21T14:38Z 921.8K followers, 28.5K engagements


"This piece by @ayayciog & @gonultol is very good. Turkey isn't Russia. It's weirdly particular about elections as an institution. Even a small margin would be a big problem. Erdoan has to manufacture consent. There is no "rabbit in a hat." https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/turkey-election-erdogan-kilicdaroglu-akp-nation-alliance/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/turkey-election-erdogan-kilicdaroglu-akp-nation-alliance/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1655997949334233096)  2023-05-09T18:07Z 14.8K followers, 134.6K engagements


"Arkadalar 'Trkiye'de beklenen dalga' konusunda yorum yapan olmu. Sanki Trkiye'yi teet geecekmi de byle dnmeyenler lkesini sevmiyormu gibi. Trkiye'deki durumu Salk Bakanlnn verilerinden az ok takip edebilirsiniz. Bu bir pandemi milliyetilik yar deil"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1241657172586639360)  2020-03-22T09:25Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Most people in Turkey sort of assume that they will have the opportunity to vote Erdoan out sometime in the near future. There will be a moment when the regime tries to renege on that implicit promise. That will be an interesting day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1461388667646357506)  2021-11-18T17:39Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"While revising the country's [----] targets Turkey's planners get lazy and just cut the whole thing in half"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1148608691861696512)  2019-07-09T15:03Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Erdoan keeps arguing that the police are confronted by "marginal groups" and far-left agitators but a lot of the young people on the front lines of this thing are actually Turkist-nationalists from poor backgrounds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1903526199659540816)  2025-03-22T19:16Z 14.8K followers, 21.7K engagements


"The NYT is either staggeringly out of touch or for some reason wants to promote this person. Turkey's currency crisis is anything but a surprise. The country's entire electoral cycle was rearranged around it. Hell my grocer was ready for it. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/business/turkey-lira-crisis.htmlsmprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/business/turkey-lira-crisis.htmlsmprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1028578157971079168)  2018-08-12T09:45Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Y Party's vote is past the 20% mark. It took the AK Party a few months to go get to 30% from there (not that it's going to happen again but still) Also there's a huge huge shift of women moving away from the AK Party (complicated). This thing is accelerating"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1531669348909301763)  2022-05-31T16:10Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Turkey's operation in Syria has been deeply revealing of the country's political nature. All political factions except the HDP are behind the Erdoan government's decision. Only the CHP trembled a bit while bending the knee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1183503243982331907)  2019-10-13T22:02Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"My latest on Hagia Sophia's opening and its political significance: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/opinion/hagia-sophia-turkey-mosque.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/opinion/hagia-sophia-turkey-mosque.htmlsmid=tw-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1283502594422341633)  2020-07-15T20:43Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"We've moved from Erdoan is a goner to he won again overnight. The emotional gyrations alone are hard to process"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1473276859433558019)  2021-12-21T12:59Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Haftalardr merak ediyordum ilk defa burada grdm: Enfeksiyonda dozaj nemliymi. Yani virs yksek dozda almak dk dozda almaktan daha tehlikeli. Bu yzden salk alanlar hastalandklarnda gen olsalar bile daha ar geirebiliyorlar: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/coronavirus-viral-dose.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/coronavirus-viral-dose.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1245791446873096200)  2020-04-02T19:13Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"All Erdoan had to do was to keep Abal & Elvan. He could have choked out the opposition and decreed Islamist laws and neither markets nor foreign governments would have cared. Tightening was tough but bearable. Biggest mistake since Istanbul. Hes a lot less scary now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1373927706065313795)  2021-03-22T09:21Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I wrote about one of the most influential Turkish Islamists in recent years and his theory of history. Also a little shout out to @ilker_ayturk whose work on the Turkish right I heartily recommend to everyone interested in the country. https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/the-last-man-to-wear-a-fezs=w https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/the-last-man-to-wear-a-fezs=w"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1535151692035014658)  2022-06-10T06:47Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"basically everyone in Turkey (pro or anti Erdoan) thinks that Glenists abroad are now cooperating with US UK & German intel agencies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/847004787325501441)  2017-03-29T08:37Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"My latest on Turkish politics: https://warontherocks.com/2020/06/erdogans-turkey-and-the-problem-of-the-30-million/ https://warontherocks.com/2020/06/erdogans-turkey-and-the-problem-of-the-30-million/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1268526291411783682)  2020-06-04T12:53Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A second earthquake. Friends from the area reporting awful suffering. The death tolls are only the tip of the iceberg. Solidarity at this time won't be forgotten. https://x.com/LastQuake/status/1622548503544188929 This new earthquake is about 100km to the N of last night earthquake. It has been followed [--] min later by a strong aftershock about M6. Again it is an exceptionally difficult situation for populations. A major assitance will be required https://x.com/LastQuake/status/1622548503544188929 This new earthquake is about 100km to the N of last night earthquake. It has been followed 12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1622550974161162242)  2023-02-06T11:01Z 14.8K followers, 29.5K engagements


"This new earthquake is about 100km to the N of last night earthquake. It has been followed [--] min later by a strong aftershock about M6. Again it is an exceptionally difficult situation for populations. A major assitance will be required"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1622548503544188929)  2023-02-06T10:51Z 341.5K followers, 170.8K engagements


"From my report on Turkey-Russia relations: https://www.fpri.org/article/2018/11/the-resiliency-of-turkey-russia-relations/ https://www.fpri.org/article/2018/11/the-resiliency-of-turkey-russia-relations/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1064843824017670145)  2018-11-20T11:32Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Turkeys approach to the Caucasus is deceptively simple and in line with its logic in other theatres of conflict/dispute: Turkey-Azerbaijan are stronger than they were in the 1990s vis--vis Armenia. They feel that the territorial distribution needs to reflect that reality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1310512951258996739)  2020-09-28T09:33Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"TR right: Glenists did it TR left: Islamists did it Putins politicians: NATO did it I guess thats how its always worked. https://x.com/hasavrat/status/810917083546587136 https://x.com/hasavrat/status/810917083546587136"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/810917947657097216)  2016-12-19T18:41Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"This did make a splash. Turns out she's just moving to Chicago. Yurdakul sort of tried to be fact-based under the mainstream media's constraints which I'm sure was stressful at times. There are some very brave journalists in Turkey but I don't consider her to be among them. Turkish journalist Afsin Yurdakul leaves Haberturk a mainstream outlet with these words: Without democracy without the rule of law without upholding the freedom of expression journalism cannot breathe. It is our duty to let people breathe. https://t.co/Lokxk6yYQy Turkish journalist Afsin Yurdakul leaves Haberturk a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1700809585248850241)  2023-09-10T09:52Z 14.8K followers, 44.1K engagements


"Turkish journalist Afsin Yurdakul leaves Haberturk a mainstream outlet with these words: Without democracy without the rule of law without upholding the freedom of expression journalism cannot breathe. It is our duty to let people breathe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1700448413769199814)  2023-09-09T09:57Z 62.4K followers, 292.4K engagements


"Woke up this morning in Ankara haven't been able to talk to a single person without extended commentary on the Istanbul decision. This has touched a nerve. More than ever before the legitimacy of past and future elections are now in question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1125676571795382272)  2019-05-07T08:19Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"My take on the elections: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/istanbul-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/istanbul-election.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1143244702390636544)  2019-06-24T19:49Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Its very early people. The counts are super slow - two separate votes. On my corridor weve only completed one box. The others are still counting. Cities are going to be slower than rural areas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1657792124954238981)  2023-05-14T16:56Z 14.8K followers, 34.5K engagements


"The Turkish Lira over the past [--] years: normal bir lke bunlar [---] senede yayor https://t.co/VFP1XuolUG normal bir lke bunlar [---] senede yayor https://t.co/VFP1XuolUG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1246740043319988225)  2020-04-05T10:02Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"normal bir lke bunlar [---] senede yayor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1246581633517604864)  2020-04-04T23:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Announcement: I'm starting a weekly mini-column on Turkish political culture. It'll be in newsletter format through Substack. If you subscribe I will email you a very short post (400-800 words) on a subject relating to Turkish political culture every Thursday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1519055571168776193)  2022-04-26T20:47Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Watching how Turkey's opposition elite is doting on Steinmeier has been cringe. I actually prefer Erdoan's nonchalance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1783428515213328572)  2024-04-25T09:31Z 14.8K followers, 20.5K engagements


"Turkey currently has [--] cities with the status of large city (Bykehir.) [--] voted Yes [--] No. Clear rural-urban cleavage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/853652140698603520)  2017-04-16T16:51Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


""Since the UK is out can we come in" via @GokhanAkkayaa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/746266321705402369)  2016-06-24T08:58Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The Turkish opposition usually thinks that three things are imminent: 1) the AKP-MHP split 2) early elections 3) an economic crash MHP lideri Devlet Baheli [----] ylnda kaldrd 17-25 Aralk takvimini neden tekrar geri kard Geen ay Halk Tv'de u deerlendirmeyi yapmtm: "MHP AKPyi esir ald. Baheli Soylu araclyla 'AKPnin ne kadar yasad ii varsa dosyalar elimde' demek istiyor." https://t.co/Cp1ZcJ5msP MHP lideri Devlet Baheli [----] ylnda kaldrd 17-25 Aralk takvimini neden tekrar geri kard Geen ay Halk Tv'de u deerlendirmeyi yapmtm: "MHP AKPyi esir ald. Baheli Soylu araclyla 'AKPnin ne kadar yasad ii"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1825897568154399026)  2024-08-20T14:07Z 14.8K followers, 21.7K engagements


"MHP lideri Devlet Baheli [----] ylnda kaldrd 17-25 Aralk takvimini neden tekrar geri kard Geen ay Halk Tv'de u deerlendirmeyi yapmtm: "MHP AKPyi esir ald. Baheli Soylu araclyla 'AKPnin ne kadar yasad ii varsa dosyalar elimde' demek istiyor.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1825844452843303116)  2024-08-20T10:36Z 12.2K followers, 44.5K engagements


"Turkish and American right-wing sentiment is so symmetrical that the transition here is seamless. Turkish man who just illegally crossed the US border immediately becomes border hawk says he's worried about who's coming in and warns of the possibility of "killers and psychopaths" entering the country. Basically the American dream in [--] seconds. https://t.co/4KXHLD96xd Turkish man who just illegally crossed the US border immediately becomes border hawk says he's worried about who's coming in and warns of the possibility of "killers and psychopaths" entering the country. Basically the American"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1793865614630764958)  2024-05-24T04:44Z 14.8K followers, 13.2K engagements


"Turkish man who just illegally crossed the US border immediately becomes border hawk says he's worried about who's coming in and warns of the possibility of "killers and psychopaths" entering the country. Basically the American dream in [--] seconds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1793757302631358817)  2024-05-23T21:34Z 146.8K followers, 992.3K engagements


"That takes guts. Quiet resistance in #Russia no to war. https://t.co/yHqD5XPI1F Quiet resistance in #Russia no to war. https://t.co/yHqD5XPI1F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1496841837113315331)  2022-02-24T13:37Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Quiet resistance in #Russia no to war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1496411507470610433)  2022-02-23T09:08Z 521.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Political violence at Bilkent University Ankara #referendum"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/840105801066856452)  2017-03-10T07:43Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Soylu was hailed a hero of #July15 became (arguably) Erdoan's most powerful minister and his most dominant enforcer. Men like that don't get fired over the timing of lockdown announcements. Things must be bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1249417554906529797)  2020-04-12T19:22Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Erdoan is behind in the polls for the first time. He's clearly aware that something is wrong but it's unclear he knows the extent of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1655883812293804032)  2023-05-09T10:34Z 14.8K followers, 14.1K engagements


"A Pulitzer prize winner investigates the PYD. Many in Western press has romanticized them. This is more serious https://www.thenation.com/article/have-the-syrian-kurds-committed-war-crimes/ https://www.thenation.com/article/have-the-syrian-kurds-committed-war-crimes/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/829569020294742016)  2017-02-09T05:54Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"My latest on early elections in Turkey https://warontherocks.com/2021/10/there-was-once-a-dream-that-was-the-turkish-republic/ https://warontherocks.com/2021/10/there-was-once-a-dream-that-was-the-turkish-republic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1452554296755621891)  2021-10-25T08:35Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Imagine the level of excitement among big Turkish contractors. Taliban Szcs Suheyl ahin: Herkesten ok Trkiye'ye ihtiyacmz var https://t.co/R6DSmJDqoR https://t.co/MR7lVOx4uJ Taliban Szcs Suheyl ahin: Herkesten ok Trkiye'ye ihtiyacmz var https://t.co/R6DSmJDqoR https://t.co/MR7lVOx4uJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1428629351315263489)  2021-08-20T08:05Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Taliban Szcs Suheyl ahin: Herkesten ok Trkiye'ye ihtiyacmz var https://tr.sputniknews.com/20210820/taliban-sozcusu-suheyl-sahin-herkesten-cok-turkiyeye-ihtiyacimiz-var-1048181320.html https://tr.sputniknews.com/20210820/taliban-sozcusu-suheyl-sahin-herkesten-cok-turkiyeye-ihtiyacimiz-var-1048181320.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1428606301156909060)  2021-08-20T06:34Z 997.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Background on why the Erdoan government is preparing to ban the HDP: https://warontherocks.com/2020/06/erdogans-turkey-and-the-problem-of-the-30-million/ https://warontherocks.com/2020/06/erdogans-turkey-and-the-problem-of-the-30-million/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1372512716062068740)  2021-03-18T11:38Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"I wrote about Turkey and NATO: https://warontherocks.com/2023/07/natos-prodigal-son-is-not-returning/ https://warontherocks.com/2023/07/natos-prodigal-son-is-not-returning/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1686040458294669313)  2023-07-31T15:45Z 14.8K followers, 23.1K engagements


"Am I the only one who thinks that this may not be bad for Trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1311959343701602307)  2020-10-02T09:20Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Kldarolu's speech was impressive today. Turkey's opposition is finding its voice. Political momentum will build up even faster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1460600227409371140)  2021-11-16T13:26Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"This is very good as expected. Pan-Turkic nationalists are a complicated group of people. @Nick_Ashdown does a great job of taking readers through the finer aspects of the story. https://newlinesmag.com/essays/a-political-murder-reflects-the-rise-and-fracture-of-turkeys-far-right/ https://newlinesmag.com/essays/a-political-murder-reflects-the-rise-and-fracture-of-turkeys-far-right/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1687153953564213254)  2023-08-03T17:30Z 14.8K followers, 20.8K engagements


"Historical background of Turkey vs. ISIS ranging back to the Ottoman Empire. Read the lead if nothing else: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/turkeys-200-year-war-against-isis-13412 http://nationalinterest.org/feature/turkeys-200-year-war-against-isis-13412"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/816329198658875392)  2017-01-03T17:03Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Saying that Erdoan engages in the civilizational clash to distract from domestic problems is like saying that an exceptionally talented musician plays to make money. It may be true but is nowhere near the whole truth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1321426160127979521)  2020-10-28T12:18Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Usually the evidence points to a RTE win and the opposition hopes for a "deep wave" of discontent that's somehow not reflected in the polls. Now the evidence points to a KK win and the RTE elite hope for a "dip dalga.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1656548848418824193)  2023-05-11T06:36Z 14.8K followers, 44.9K engagements


"I love details like this: pop-singer complains to Erdoan that her ex-husband (and current boyfriend) who is also at the meeting plays tavla on his phone all the time. Erdoan makes him delete it on the spot. Demet Akaln: Okan' Cumhurbakanmza ikayet ettim 'telefonda srekli tavla oynuyor' dedim. Saolsun Cumhurbakan hemen sildirdi https://t.co/fMon9VLmCP https://t.co/3Nk0vkeHzA Demet Akaln: Okan' Cumhurbakanmza ikayet ettim 'telefonda srekli tavla oynuyor' dedim. Saolsun Cumhurbakan hemen sildirdi https://t.co/fMon9VLmCP https://t.co/3Nk0vkeHzA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1211975235878182913)  2019-12-31T11:39Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Demet Akaln: Okan' Cumhurbakanmza ikayet ettim 'telefonda srekli tavla oynuyor' dedim. Saolsun Cumhurbakan hemen sildirdi https://sptnkne.ws/ASsj https://sptnkne.ws/ASsj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1211917404483121152)  2019-12-31T07:50Z 997.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Erdoan has done [--] rallies today. It's 00:24 here and he's live on state TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1111740992120647680)  2019-03-29T21:24Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Irony of ironies: lkc opposition hold big meeting at Nazm Hikmet cultural center named after famous communist poet in chp municipality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/832905529051770881)  2017-02-18T10:52Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"My latest https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/06/turkey-erdogan-election-kurds/563240/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/06/turkey-erdogan-election-kurds/563240/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1009738754213515264)  2018-06-21T10:04Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"English: I might not be able to come (7 words) = Turkish: gelemeyebilirim (1 word) #AgglutinativeLanguage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/791347787409530880)  2016-10-26T18:36Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The pandemic has accelerated the natural course of Turkish politics. The government clearly feels like it needs to complete its monopoly of the political sphere. I'd also expect foreign policy to gain pace. Everything always happens at once"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1260856844693704704)  2020-05-14T08:57Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"If we can't get a refund we want in-store credit. If we can't get that either we shall write online reviews. Terrible terrible reviews. The financing issue with Turkey and the F-35 will take years to resolve. The US knew this when the decision was made to remove Ankara from the program. I dont see a link to the F-16 LoR The financing issue with Turkey and the F-35 will take years to resolve. The US knew this when the decision was made to remove Ankara from the program. I dont see a link to the F-16 LoR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1449302779391102976)  2021-10-16T09:14Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The financing issue with Turkey and the F-35 will take years to resolve. The US knew this when the decision was made to remove Ankara from the program. I dont see a link to the F-16 LoR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1449065601134116867)  2021-10-15T17:32Z 32.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Ankaras conservative Keiren district - were [--] people monitoring a single ballot box. People are friendly but on edge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1010889511725826049)  2018-06-24T14:16Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Here I argue that the MHP isn't as important as it may seem but also that things wouldn't be too different if it was. https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/29/in-turkey-erdogan-is-still-calling-all-the-shots-bahceli-mhp-akp/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/29/in-turkey-erdogan-is-still-calling-all-the-shots-bahceli-mhp-akp/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1123133155702136832)  2019-04-30T07:53Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Turkeys highest circulating opposition newspaper: Lets give PKK-Supporting US a strong response: SHUT DOWN NCRLK DONT GO TO THE US""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/862562889563082753)  2017-05-11T06:59Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"America still makes the best TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1346918398219976707)  2021-01-06T20:35Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Reading @ismailsaymazs new book ISIS in Turkey. His main source is TR court documents so lots of details that didnt make the news"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/918755132480872448)  2017-10-13T08:27Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"On Istanbul elections and the S-400 deal the Erdoan government either: a) has amazing secret plans or b) doesn't and its decision making abilities are severely impaired"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1115861274481577984)  2019-04-10T06:17Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"@Nick_Ashdown @CirkinIstanbul Someone had to do it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1094597774161645573)  2019-02-10T14:03Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"I'm less sure about whether he'll act "rationally" though. Either way the moment he loses to KK even if it goes into a runoff the music stops. We enter a new phase"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1655997951687237654)  2023-05-09T18:07Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Is anyone still going to argue that the MHP runs Erdoan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1141980578385932288)  2019-06-21T08:06Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"A historic moment for Turkey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1142860245619892231)  2019-06-23T18:21Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"There are powerful groups in Ankara that are quietly looking for ways to deescalate. The Su-24 shootdown of [----] hangs over the whole affair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1301464696621592582)  2020-09-03T10:18Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Im excited to announce that Ill be a Black Sea Writing Fellow @FPRInews in [----]. Expect to see more on Turkish foreign policy Turkey-Russia relations Eurasia and Geopolitics in general"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/953251489111334913)  2018-01-16T13:04Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


""Many Kurds see a kindred spirit in his wife Selvi an earthy and refreshingly irreverent mother of three. Her solidly middle-class demeanor is in stark contrast with Erdogans bejeweled spouse Emine and her Hermes handbags." by @amberinzaman https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/meet-kemal-kilicdaroglu-turkeys-long-derided-opposition-head-who-could-dethrone#ixzz7wwnc5h9Y https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/meet-kemal-kilicdaroglu-turkeys-long-derided-opposition-head-who-could-dethrone#ixzz7wwnc5h9Y"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1639510770978377728)  2023-03-25T06:13Z 14.8K followers, 14.7K engagements


"Canan Kaftancolu represents what's best about the CHP. The government is right to fear her"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1524789253913329665)  2022-05-12T16:31Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"I argue that if Putin succeeds in Ukraine the breakdown of the Turkish-American alliance will probably accelerate: https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/what-russias-new-reality-means-for-turkey/ https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/what-russias-new-reality-means-for-turkey/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1497255092461920258)  2022-02-25T17:00Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"In Turkey socially one of the most difficult things people will have to do during the pandemic is to not show up for funerals. Kimse kolay kolay bir yaknna; Cenazene dnene gelemiyoruz diyemez. Vicdan ve Corona arasnda skm bir Trk milleti yasaklar netlemezse riski yayma potansiyeli tar. https://t.co/BTtMKs8RHz Kimse kolay kolay bir yaknna; Cenazene dnene gelemiyoruz diyemez. Vicdan ve Corona arasnda skm bir Trk milleti yasaklar netlemezse riski yayma potansiyeli tar. https://t.co/BTtMKs8RHz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1239491904049479680)  2020-03-16T10:01Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Kimse kolay kolay bir yaknna; Cenazene dnene gelemiyoruz diyemez. Vicdan ve Corona arasnda skm bir Trk milleti yasaklar netlemezse riski yayma potansiyeli tar. http://gez.io/8NYmzB http://gez.io/8NYmzB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1239484509315309568)  2020-03-16T09:31Z 761.4K followers, [----] engagements


"This kind of thing happened in Turkey leading up to the [----] election. Opposition elites rallied around a weak presidential candidate because it was too hard to choose someone else. Bad debate nights happen. Trust me I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the Bad debate nights happen. Trust me I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1807411178311761996)  2024-06-30T13:49Z 14.8K followers, 10.7K engagements


"Bad debate nights happen. Trust me I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didnt change that and its why so much is at stake in November. http://www.joebiden.com http://www.joebiden.com"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1806758633230709017)  2024-06-28T18:36Z 119M followers, 122.3M engagements


"My new post is up https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-revisionist-interview https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-revisionist-interview"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1589559888891777025)  2022-11-07T10:06Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"What's remarkable here is that Kaln agreed to be interviewed by Tim Sebastian. I've said it before: the Erdoan government's main problem is that it is not honest with itself. #BerlinForum audience question to #dwZone guest presidential spokesperson @ikalin1: Is #Turkey a democracy Tim Sebastian followed up with his own on Ankara's removal of #Kurdish mayors. It gets 🔥👇 https://t.co/UX6H9Gowu1 #BerlinForum audience question to #dwZone guest presidential spokesperson @ikalin1: Is #Turkey a democracy Tim Sebastian followed up with his own on Ankara's removal of #Kurdish mayors. It gets 🔥👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1200051037471739905)  2019-11-28T13:57Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"#BerlinForum audience question to #dwZone guest presidential spokesperson @ikalin1: Is #Turkey a democracy Tim Sebastian followed up with his own on Ankara's removal of #Kurdish mayors. It gets 🔥👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1199748895590535169)  2019-11-27T17:56Z 30.3K followers, [----] engagements


"One of Turkey's foremost Arabists reports from Tripoli. The square isn't quite as crowded as it appears from this angle he says. Everything else evident from visuals. This sort of popular involvement (or in any case highlighting it) becoming only more integral to TR FP. Trablustan canl. https://t.co/oBnkXNyu6m Trablustan canl. https://t.co/oBnkXNyu6m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1210679828162199553)  2019-12-27T21:52Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Trablustan canl. https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1BdGYenZNvoGX https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1BdGYenZNvoGX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1210580353292869634)  2019-12-27T15:17Z 761.4K followers, [---] engagements


"This place is happening #AdaletMitingi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/884046863707582466)  2017-07-09T13:49Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"#Ankara in front of parliament. Anger mixed with Euphoria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/754243644929040384)  2016-07-16T09:17Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"The opinion pages of the @washingtonpost are dripping wet this morning with the reptilian teardrops of Fetullah Glen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/864359656776376324)  2017-05-16T05:59Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"My new post is up. I wrote about the most viral conspiracy theory in Turkish politics today: https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/the-year-of-turkeys-emancipation https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/the-year-of-turkeys-emancipation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1598704223046311937)  2022-12-02T15:42Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"One of my favorite political posters of all time: "Follow me I know the way." Elegance in simplicity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1215356815648722955)  2020-01-09T19:36Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"A very well-rounded account of what happened in Istanbul by @aylajean. (Also I love how @NewYorker let her keep Turkish letters including mamolu's capital "") https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-triumphant-new-face-of-turkeys-resurgent-political-opposition https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-triumphant-new-face-of-turkeys-resurgent-political-opposition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1145598834141274112)  2019-07-01T07:43Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"It looks a bit like the Erdoan government is taking on Silicon Valley and the German Automotive industry at the same time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1278382840321839107)  2020-07-01T17:39Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Here's what election night was like in Turkey plus some of my analysis on where things are going: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/turkey-erdogan-election-defeat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/turkey-erdogan-election-defeat.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1113044008073396225)  2019-04-02T11:42Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"A new trend in Turkish media is translating fearful Greek coverage of Turkish weapons systems. It's like watching a security dilemma watch itself unfold. Trkiye ile Ege ve Akdeniz'de gerilim yaayan Yunanistan'da medyann en nemli gndem maddelerinden biri de Trk SHA'lar. Yerli ve milli SHA'larn sahip olduu kabiliyetleri vmekle bitiremeyen Yunan uzmanlar Atina'nn ok geride kald grnde. https://t.co/PCltblSGvA https://t.co/90vfotFktk Trkiye ile Ege ve Akdeniz'de gerilim yaayan Yunanistan'da medyann en nemli gndem maddelerinden biri de Trk SHA'lar. Yerli ve milli SHA'larn sahip olduu kabiliyetleri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1306163250598473728)  2020-09-16T09:29Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Trkiye ile Ege ve Akdeniz'de gerilim yaayan Yunanistan'da medyann en nemli gndem maddelerinden biri de Trk SHA'lar. Yerli ve milli SHA'larn sahip olduu kabiliyetleri vmekle bitiremeyen Yunan uzmanlar Atina'nn ok geride kald grnde. https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/yunan-medyasinda-turk-sihasi-endisesi-516361.html https://www.trthaber.com/haber/dunya/yunan-medyasinda-turk-sihasi-endisesi-516361.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1305840219158183937)  2020-09-15T12:05Z 4.5M followers, [---] engagements


"If Americans want to stop selling Turkey weapons and threaten to kick it out of NATO they can do that. They just shouldnt tell themselves that its going to empower the opposition in some way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1615678640599056386)  2023-01-18T11:53Z 14.8K followers, 11.6K engagements


"The zda endorsement will probably give Kldarolu a real bump (most of Oan's [--] points). A lot else needs to happen for Kldarolu to win though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1661319150764015624)  2023-05-24T10:32Z 14.8K followers, 26K engagements


"For the record: sanctioning Turkey is a very bad idea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1024737850527547392)  2018-08-01T19:25Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"I wrote about the name change policy https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/turkey-vs-turkiye https://kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/turkey-vs-turkiye"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1568172637720907779)  2022-09-09T09:41Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"A mix of takbir signs (index finger) and bozkurt (wolf sign). Islamists & Nationalists respectively #Ankara #Turkey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/754237670604283904)  2016-07-16T08:54Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Sitting across Korea vet on the train. His sacrifice helped make S. Korea possible & get Turkey into NATO. But the past is a foreign country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/921715742885797893)  2017-10-21T12:32Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"2003'de bugn ABD askeri Badat' ele geirdi. Bush ynetimi "kurtarc olarak karlanacaz" demiti. Blge hala sava iinde"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/850945490552270849)  2017-04-09T05:36Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Not sure how much this reflects reality but it seems to be following the PKK's outreach model"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1221794786325254145)  2020-01-27T13:59Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"DC: this war will finally show the Turks that they need us (it's dangerous out there) and they'll be less of a pain. Ankara: this war will finally show DC how important and powerful we are and they'll respect us more and give us more things. Erdogan suggests this would be a good moment for the West to pivot to Turkey Erdogan suggests this would be a good moment for the West to pivot to Turkey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1502932861107814403)  2022-03-13T09:01Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Erdogan suggests this would be a good moment for the West to pivot to Turkey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1502275573594341377)  2022-03-11T13:29Z 33.5K followers, [--] engagements


"This essay by @MykeCole is excellent. https://newrepublic.com/article/154563/sparta-myth-rise-fascism-trumpism https://newrepublic.com/article/154563/sparta-myth-rise-fascism-trumpism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1159100474865389571)  2019-08-07T13:54Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"If I had a penny every time I saw one of these. This list spreading over Turkish WhatsApp. Fake or upcoming Dated y'day and clearly no such announcement Albayrak - energy minister Aydin - treasury minister Kalin - foreign minister Elvan - finance minister https://t.co/I2GHGFbKlB This list spreading over Turkish WhatsApp. Fake or upcoming Dated y'day and clearly no such announcement Albayrak - energy minister Aydin - treasury minister Kalin - foreign minister Elvan - finance minister https://t.co/I2GHGFbKlB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1376916995204075520)  2021-03-30T15:19Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"This list spreading over Turkish WhatsApp. Fake or upcoming Dated y'day and clearly no such announcement Albayrak - energy minister Aydin - treasury minister Kalin - foreign minister Elvan - finance minister"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1376868296037969921)  2021-03-30T12:05Z 14.5K followers, [--] engagements


"There's thousands of collapsed residential buildings maybe more so true numbers are exponentially higher. This is a bigger catastrophe than it may appear in some international bulletins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1622596029198569472)  2023-02-06T14:00Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"As anger swells up among Turkeys opposition fear is building up among its governing circles. This trend will only gain pace as popular support shifts more visibly towards the opposition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1422883470267887616)  2021-08-04T11:33Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Here's my latest piece. The title is a bit provocative but I basically try to explain things from Erdoan perspective using his language. https://x.com/foreignpolicy/status/853012498802503685 In Sunday's constitutional referendum Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek to defeat Turkey's civil service. https://t.co/PnVQ5qTHnL https://x.com/foreignpolicy/status/853012498802503685 In Sunday's constitutional referendum Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek to defeat Turkey's civil service. https://t.co/PnVQ5qTHnL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/853120154552631296)  2017-04-15T05:37Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"In Sunday's constitutional referendum Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek to defeat Turkey's civil service. http://atfp.co/2pfzUhh http://atfp.co/2pfzUhh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/853012498802503685)  2017-04-14T22:30Z 1.2M followers, [--] engagements

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