Editor’s note: This is a compilation of news items and articles originally published in Turkish. With the exception of the introduction, we do not claim any intellectual nor political credit for the text. All the analyses belong to the authors of the texts referred to at the end of each paragraph. Yet, the mistakes and …
Tag: Syria
Oct 05
The Imperialist Intervention in Syria to Launch Officially: Turkey Authorizes Military Action in Syria
This short news item is a collection of breaking news from Turkey, reporting the recent developments about the Syrian conflict. Please check the Syria label for further analyses. Turkish references are given by an asterisk whereas English or nonverbal references are embedded in the text. What’s happening in Turkey? Months-lasting efforts of imperialism bore …
Aug 01
Very close to Syria – Ragıp Duran
This article is a shortened translation of the Turkish original “Suriye’ye çok yakın…” by Ragıp Duran, published in Birdirbir.org on 11 July 2012. We mean this translation to be a continuation of an article series about Syria, which you can follow using the Syria label. In Antioch, Iskenderun or Samandağ, the people are …
Jul 29
Syria issue. Samandağ reflections: Zero neighbors, zero ministers, lots of problems – Ragıp Duran
This article is translated from the Turkish original “Samandağ izlenimleri: Sıfır komşu, sıfır bakan, çok sorun” by Ragıp Duran, published in Birdirbir.orgon 18 July 2012. We mean this translation to be a continuation of an article series about Syria, the first of which can be found here. We went to Samandağ1for the “Evvel …
Jul 25
Turkey: From Iraq to Syria – Bülent Kale
This article is translated from the Turkish original “Türkiye: Irak’tan Suriye’ye” by Bülent Kale, published in Bianet‘s Turkish website on 5 July 2012. Nine years ago in 2003, when Turkey applied to NATO in accordance with Article 4 before the Iraq Occupation; NATO sent five Patriot air defense systems and three AWACS aircrafts …