Coup Attempt? in Turkey

[archibaldcrane]

Paul Ryan finally gets around to denouncing the Turkish guards from kicking the shit out of some protestors IN AMERICA

Not sure why Istanbul is taking the heat for this though (Turkey's capital is Ankara...)

https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/stat...25978940084224

[Uzor]

Is it that hard to believe Istanbul is the only city they know of and assume it is the capital? Considering Trump didn't know Israel is in the Middle East, I would not be shocked in the least if they thought Istanbul is the capital of Turkey. I mean, most people believe Sydney is the capital of Australia as well.

I can almost guarantee that most people would Istanbul and Sydney by instinct if asked what the capital of Turkey and Australia is.

I do feel like it is a stupid mistake by Paul Ryan to make though, does no one proof read these statements?

[archibaldcrane]

Of course they thought it was the capital - just demonstrates the lack of rigor in the Speaker's office as well.

[Andalusian girls]

I do feel like it is a stupid mistake some staffer to make though, does no one proof read these statements?

apparently not.

but minor diplomatic faux pas are p par for the course in our released statements.

[kuronosan]

Is it that hard to believe Istanbul is the only city they know of and assume it is the capital? Considering Trump didn't know Israel is in the Middle East, I would not be shocked in the least if they thought Istanbul is the capital of Turkey. I mean, most people believe Sydney is the capital of Australia as well.

I can almost guarantee that most people would Istanbul and Sydney by instinct if asked what the capital of Turkey and Australia is.

I do feel like it is a stupid mistake by Paul Ryan to make though, does no one proof read these statements?

Wait, diplomats are allowed to display Geographic ignorance?

Do you know how many morons here in the USA would be laughing at the French or Canadian PMs if they thought that New York was the capital of the US?

[Zetanio]

They'd be right though.

[6souls]

Turkey is sending troops to Qatar to support the country during the crisis. They will also be doing supply air drops along with Iran.

[archibaldcrane]

I mean, Qatar is on the gulf and it's smaller than Connecticut - is there an embargo keeping ships from their ports? Do we really need to airdrop shit at this point?

[6souls]

Yes. The borders on land, the airspace, and sea routes have been closed off by the surrounding Arab nations.

[archibaldcrane]

Yes. The borders on land, the airspace, and sea routes have been closed off by the surrounding Arab nations.

Oh shit that is wild. All over some fake news from the Russians. And at this point they have a hard time admitting they fucked up since they're going so hard.

[6souls]

Oh shit that is wild. All over some fake news from the Russians. And at this point they have a hard time admitting they fucked up since they're going so hard.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40192730

UAE has stated that they will jail Qatar sympathisers for 15 years.

[Cail]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40192730

UAE has stated that they will jail Qatar sympathisers for 15 years.

About time for its own thread...yeesh...

[Cail]

Turkey hands opposition lawmaker 25 years jail time in espionage case

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmaker Enis Berberoglu to 25 years in prison over spying charges.

Berberoglu, the first CHP lawmaker to be handed prison time since the lifting of parliamentary immunities last year, was accused of providing an opposition newspaper with video purporting to show Turkey's intelligence agency trucking weapons into Syria.

A report in the secular Cumhuriyet newspaper in May 2015 said that trucks allegedly owned by Turkey's state intelligence service were found to contain weapons and ammunition that were headed for Syria when they were stopped and searched in southern Turkey in early 2014.

The government has denied accusations that weapons were sent to Syria, saying the trucks were carrying humanitarian aid.

Engin Altay, a deputy chairman for the CHP, said the decision was aimed at intimidating the opposition and all those displeased with the ruling AK Party.

"This decision is intimidation to the opposition. This decision is intimidation to all who are displeased with the AKP," Altay told reporters outside the Caglayan justice palace in Istanbul.

[Cail]

First Arrest made for Turkish Embassy Residence brawl: Here are the details

Article reads like absolute shit, so no idea how legit

[Cail]

The Associated Press‏ @AP
BREAKING: US official: DC police to charge 12 Turkish security agents related to violence in Washington during Erdogan's visit.

[kuronosan]

Why the fuck did this take so long?

[Cail]

Why the fuck did this take so long?

I wish I knew, because it's fucking ridiculous

[Cail]

Reuters World‏ @ReutersWorld
JUST IN: Turkish foreign ministry says U.S. decision to issue arrest warrants for Erdogan's security is wrong, lacks legal basis

[kuronosan]

Well, too fucking bad.

[Cail]

Conflict News‏ @Conflicts
BREAKING: German parliament votes to withdraw troops from Turkey's Incirlik Air Base - @DailySabah