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Lizzi Power retweeted
Trump ordered Sisi to let Netanyahu come to Sharm el-Sheikh. Sisi obeyed.
Erdogan then called Trump mid-air and said he would turn back to Ankara if Netanyahu landed in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Trump listened and ordered Netanyahu to stay away. Netanyahu obeyed.
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Top 5 Oldest Buildings in the World:
1. 🇹🇷 Türkiye – Göbekli Tepe ~9500 BCE
2. 🇵🇸 Palestine – Jericho Towel ~8000 BCE
3. 🇹🇷 Türkiye – Çatalhöyük ~7500 BCE
4. 🇫🇷 France – Barnenez Tumulus ~5000 BCE
5. 🏴 Scotland – Skara Brae ~3700 BCE
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BREAKING:
🇮🇱 Israel has Officially requested international assistance to help intercept incoming Iranian drones and ballistic missiles amid the ongoing escalation - Kan Channel
The only one who agreed was the UK.
Israeli air defence is dead.
Lizzi Power retweeted
“Ruination Day”: The new Economist cover amid Trump’s tariff war.
Trump has launched a global trade war, calling it a “Liberation Day.” As an economist, I know a thing or two about tariffs. So here are some predictions of what we should expect if this tariff war continues.
1/n
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We now go the Turkish media’s live coverage of a mass rally, attended by 100s of thousands, held by the oppositon to protest Imamoglu’s arrest.
CNNTurk: “Why Israel fears Turkey?”
NTV: Myanmar quake
Habertürk: urban renewal
Ahaber: yummy treats for the Eid holiday
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Colleagues representing the @NHSGrampian GEMs Group were delighted to be guests at a special Iftahar this evening. We are proud to be with our colleagues and communities at this important time, and look forward to celebrating #Eid al-Fitr together next week at ARI @AlisonEvison
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In Türkiye, protesters showed responsibility by cleaning up the streets after their demonstration.
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It has been one week since opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained.
Today, tens of thousands gather for a seventh-straight day of protests.
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NEW: What’s Erdogan’s end game with Imamoglu’s arrest?
Read my take below ⬇️
🔗 mailchi.mp/middleeasteye/wha…
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On Turkish X, there are calls for a general strike. And citizens are being urged to withdraw Turkish Liras and buy US dollars to put further pressure on the currency. The big unknown is whether students will return to school on Monday.
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Lizzi Power retweeted
On Day 5 of the Turkish protests, the police have taken to beating protesters they can catch. The scene below is reminiscent of how they behaved during the 2013 Gezi protests. The goal, of course, is to scare people enough that on Day 6 they stay home. But it can backfire.
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Harsh police intervention against protestors in the inner Anatolian city of Kayseri, Turkey — typically a stronghold for Erdoğan's AK Party.
Protests continue to spread to cities across the country after the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu.
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Now that Ekrem İmamoğlu has been formally charged and he has been stripped – temporarily, we are told – of his Istanbul mayoralty, what happens next?
A thread 🧵
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Bu gece Saraçhane’de ve ülkemin dört bir yanındaki meydanlarda adalet isteyen milyonlara selamlarımı gönderiyorum.
