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#Vučić (Oct. 2024):👇 - #Turkey [is] the greatest power in the Balkans… #Erdogan understands the problems.. - Parts of Serbia survive thanks to #Turkish investments. - Welcome to #Serbia, dear friend. - Friends like #Erdoğan are rare… Whatever happens, he calls me::::))))

Weren’t #Erdogan and #Vučić just calling each other “friends” and trading birthday wishes? Amazing how fast “strategic friendship” turns into “Ottoman dreams” overnight:;)))👇

Erdoğan Can’t Cancel the CHP—He Needs It 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/15/e...

1- In his social media post, Özel said: “The journey that began in 1973 has been full of obstacles and difficulties, but we have full confidence in Turkish engineers and workers in reaching the critical goal. Our KAAN draws its strength not from abroad, but from our nation...👇

2-...In the photo, our national pride KAAN is behind us; and we, for our part, will stand behind KAAN to the very end.”

From day one as CHP leader, Özel has played validator-in-chief—turning crises into photo-ops. The regime’s real currency is legitimacy; he keeps minting it for free.👇

Özel calls the litigation track “risky” because it could further “weaken the rule of law“,his assurance that “not all judges are under Erdoğan’s control” serves as a legitimacy voucher, used whenever the government needs to claim the courts are independent enough newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/11/b...

On the Eve of White House Talks, #Turkey Sends AWACS to Lithuania as #Trump Hints at Fast-Track Sanctions Relief 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/26/o...

"...As we have cautioned, this “managed transition” model dangerously concentrates power. In effect, Turkey is being—if it hasn’t already been—steered away from competitive autocracy toward a dynastic autocracy..." 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/23/y...

After Trump’s comment below, what’s the competitive-authoritarianism chorus in academia saying about Turkey—anything new?::)))👇

After Strasbourg says ‘free him,’ Bahçeli echoes: Demirtaş’s release would benefit Turkey 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/11/05/a...

Ankara court tosses bid to oust CHP leader Özgür Özel, calling case ‘moot’ 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/10/24/a...

The DEM Party’s İmralı team rejected only the fake line Ergan put in Öcalan’s mouth, but they carefully avoided denying whether Öcalan actually blocked Demirtaş’s release.👇

The thief Ergan built his article on our analysis and then propped it up with an Öcalan👇 quote that he made up - explicitly rejected by the İmrali team of the DEM party: “Demirtaş’s active involvement would not yield good results—for me, for the government, or for the continuation of the process.”

Allegation: Öcalan prevented Demirtaş’s release — first response from the DEM Party. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDhy...

Another example of our analysis resurfacing 24–48 hours later, rebranded as insider chatter from the corridors of power in Ankara—with no attribution. 👇 halktv.com.tr/makale/ankar...

#Vučić (Oct. 2024):👇 - #Turkey [is] the greatest power in the Balkans… #Erdogan understands the problems.. - Parts of Serbia survive thanks to #Turkish investments. - Welcome to #Serbia, dear friend. - Friends like #Erdoğan are rare… Whatever happens, he calls me::::))))

Weren’t #Erdogan and #Vučić just calling each other “friends” and trading birthday wishes? Amazing how fast “strategic friendship” turns into “Ottoman dreams” overnight:;)))👇

1- "...Amid all the chatter about who might succeed Erdoğan, lead the CHP or MHP, or become a contender in the next presidential election, one crucial figure is conspicuously absent from the conversation: Selahattin Demirtaş. While analysts debate İmamoğlu’s chances or Erdoğan’s possible heir,...👇

2-...they overlook the man whose vision and influence could redefine Turkey’s democratic future. Far more than a prisoner or a polarizing opposition voice, Demirtaş represents the only bridge between Turkey’s fragmented social blocs and its long-deferred promise of coexistence.

3-Ignoring him means misreading the country’s most important political equation..."

"...As Turkey gropes for a lasting peace, it must recognize that its future security and unity are better served by embracing democratic and popular leaders like Demirtaş rather than deferring to the grudges of an aging insurgent leader..."👇

"...Ironically, the insistence on keeping Demirtaş locked up may have less to do with Ankara’s own strategic interests and more to do with the wishes of another imprisoned figure: Abdullah Öcalan, the founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)..."👇

Free the Future: Why Turkey Should Prioritize Demirtaş Over Öcalan newsaboutturkey.com/2025/10/08/f...

Responding to a question about the opening-of-the-legislative-year reception, Özgür Özel said: “Party leaders are being subjected to unfair treatment. I called Tuncer Bakırhan, Ali Babacan, Ahmet Davutoğlu, and Mr. Müsavat [Dervişoğlu]. What began as a simple invitation has shifted into a tone that

trivializes—or even ignores—the strong opposition parties that stand together for democracy and their solidarity, unsettling both their leaders and their members. I expressed my regret about this.”

Erdogan (yesterday): "God willing, history will inscribe in golden letters that, because of our backbone in Gaza, the Republic of Turkey stood as the monument of conscience of its era."👇

Meanwhile, DEM cadres greet Erdoğan with “Esteemed President, Chairman,” with hands crossed in exaggerated respect. Autocracy isn’t destiny—it’s furnished by puppets in opposition costumes.👇

Erdoğan Can’t Cancel the CHP—He Needs It 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/15/e...

We’ve been saying it for months:'legitimacy'. Barrack said the quiet part out loud-—clearly following our analysis. A little credit to GEOPOLIST / News About Turkey (NAT) next time?😉👇

1- In his social media post, Özel said: “The journey that began in 1973 has been full of obstacles and difficulties, but we have full confidence in Turkish engineers and workers in reaching the critical goal. Our KAAN draws its strength not from abroad, but from our nation...👇

From day one as CHP leader, Özel has played validator-in-chief—turning crises into photo-ops. The regime’s real currency is legitimacy; he keeps minting it for free.👇

"...However, the senior insiders like Fidan are both architects and witnesses to the most controversial chapters of the last decade—before, during, and after July 2016—and therefore too valuable (or too risky) to leave unattended..."👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/30/l...

1- "...Against this tableau, the fairest reading is the simplest: Fidan turned a wonky procurement hurdle into a leadership trial. It also wouldn’t be surprising, in this climate, if President Erdoğan reassigns or sidelines Fidan in the near future. Erdoğan has repeatedly reshuffled cabinets...

2-... and top posts to rebalance inner-circle dynamics and message discipline—elevating allies one year, rotating portfolios the next, and changing high-salience jobs with little warning. From the 2023 post-election reset to periodic ministerial swaps since 2021 and even this summer’s senior...

2-...communications change, the pattern is established: mobility is a tool of control..."

Licenses on Hold, Succession in Motion newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/30/l...

1- "...The timing matters: Turkey’s succession talk has moved from whispers to open positioning. We’ve (NAT) argued for months that two tracks now overlap: a dynastic path with Bilal Erdoğan—the heir Erdoğan prefers to succeed him—and a technocratic path in which Fidan markets himself...

2-... as the competent steward of constraints..."

Öcalan warns AKP against “false victory” narrative as Kurdish peace talks stall newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/30/o...

We’ve been saying it for months:'legitimacy'. Barrack said the quiet part out loud-—clearly following our analysis. A little credit to GEOPOLIST / News About Turkey (NAT) next time?😉👇

Özel calls the litigation track “risky” because it could further “weaken the rule of law“,his assurance that “not all judges are under Erdoğan’s control” serves as a legitimacy voucher, used whenever the government needs to claim the courts are independent enough newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/11/b...

So, about those Eurofighters Turkey was ‘about to buy’—did they fly off, or were they only meant to spook Washington like Bahçeli’s TRC (Turkey-Russia-China axis) daydream?👇

1- Once again, Turkey’s hopeless opposition is celebrating reports that Germany has vetoed the sale of Eurofighter jets to Ankara. But as we explained years ago, Erdoğan’s Turkey was never genuinely interested in the Eurofighter program. The West—especially the United States, which desperately needs

2- …Turkey strategically—was always likely to resume arms sales, including the eventual reinstatement of the F-35 program, once the F-16 deal was secured. These latest developments only validate the analysis we offered years ago, particularly in relation to the F-35.

On the Eve of White House Talks, #Turkey Sends AWACS to Lithuania as #Trump Hints at Fast-Track Sanctions Relief 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/26/o...

On the Eve of White House Talks, Turkey Sends AWACS to Lithuania as Trump Hints at Fast-Track Sanctions Relief newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/26/o...

"...As we have cautioned, this “managed transition” model dangerously concentrates power. In effect, Turkey is being—if it hasn’t already been—steered away from competitive autocracy toward a dynastic autocracy..." 👇 newsaboutturkey.com/2025/09/23/y...

After Trump’s comment below, what’s the competitive-authoritarianism chorus in academia saying about Turkey—anything new?::)))👇