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It was blackmailing. This gigantic economic conglomerate has to support some 500 million people, rather than yield to the demands of an arrogant economy professor.
 
For what it's worth, here's an update from the state of Turkey at the moment.

Government party AKP and Pro-Kurdish Independence party HDP are heading towards complete partnership in Turkey. The government is trying to pass an internal security package, which would essentially turn Turkey into a police state. The targets are clear. Anyone that protests the government and the ethnic seperatism based "peace process". That includes all leftists, social democrats, Kemalists, nationalists and members of other religious affiliations. Internal Security Package is the first step to a complete destruction of the Republic of Turkey. Government is also preparing a "Protection of Family and the Dynamic Demographics Act", which ensures the complete oppression of women in the workplace, locking them up to a "take care of your child and stay at home" state. The third and final step has been made clear way before the preparation of these acts: A referendum asking for a presidential system. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, since being elected as President after being the Prime Minister for 12 years, has absolutely no regard for the constitution in that the President has to be objective to political parties. He pretty much continues to act as the leader of AKP, holding rallies and contributing to the AKP propaganda.

The upcoming elections in June are crucial. If AKP once again manages to form the government by themselves, shit is going to hit the fan. Erdoğan is absolutely reckless and has a group of worshippers around him. The country is pretty much run with a "Be pro-government, and you'll have a fortune" mindset that feeds off complete corruption, so the media, powerful businessmen, even stuff that should have nothing to do with politic kowtowing (Football Federation, for example) bow down to Erdoğan for their own interests.
 
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I haven't but it's not particularly surprising. Kurds are oppressed and in the light of PKK-fueled peace process, anything that is done in the defense of the Kurds are mostly perceived as "Pro-Seperatist". It's a shame that the colour grey is constantly disregarded in the country and everything has to be black or white.
 
The Turkish Minister of Internal Affairs said "We don't care about the constitution." in the Grand National Assembly yesterday. Man, they don't even try to hide the agenda anymore.
 
Nordic states extend their military cooperation

The R aggression against the Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea are violations of international law and other international agreements. R’s conduct represents the gravest challenge to European security. As a consequence, the security situation in the Nordic countries’ adjacent areas has become significantly worsened during the past year…. we must be prepared to face possible crises or incidents.

We have to relate to R’s actions, not the Kr’s rhetoric. R is undertaking huge economic investments in its military capability. The nation’s leaders has shown that they are prepared to make practical and effective use of military means in order to reach their political goals, even when this involves violating principles of international law…. The R military are acting in a challenging way along our borders, and there have been several infringes on the borders of the Baltic nations.

R’s propaganda and political manoevering are contributing to sowing discord between the nations, as well as inside organisations like NATO and the EU.

The Nordic countries meet this situation with solidarity and a deepened cooperation.

A closer Nordic cooperation and acting in solidarity with the Baltic states contribute to increased security in our region and lowers the risk of military incidents. By acting firmly, predictably and consistently, we may contribute to peace and security in this part of the world.

We also introduced a program to develop defence capacities, where we in cooperation with the Baltic nations can contribue to reforming the defence sectors of our cooperating countries.
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These ministers have signed the text published in Aftenposten:

  • Ine Eriksen Søreide, minister of defence, Norway
  • Nicolai Wammen, minister of defence, Denmark
  • Carl Haglund, minister of defence, Finland
  • Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, foreign minister, Iceland
  • Peter Hultqvist, minister of defence, Sweden.

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Finnish F-18
 
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That's a big step for Finland, who has traditionally tried to stay out of NATO-Russia/USSR difficulties.
 
Yes indeed. Sweden as well(?)

Defence analyst Janne Haaland Matlary concludes that the message involves a joint deterrence. The cooperation described, including military exercises, is as far as you can go in pulling the non-NATO members Sweden and Finland into a community, without explicitly stating that it is a NATO-community.

However, in the case of these two countries, this looks like a preparation for membership in the alliance, says Haaland Matlary.
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- This is no replacement for NATO
- It is very understandable that the Nordic and Baltic nations are building stronger military ties. This is no replacement for NATO, but still they are connecting Sweden and Finland as closely as possible to NATO, says Janne Haaland Matlary.

- Finland and Sweden have decided to hold their exercises in line with NATO’s standards, and this involves a step on the road to the alliance. Today there is no political basis for them to enter NATO; the opinion is not sufficiently «scared», and the question would require referendums. Still, what is happening now resembles a preparation for membership, according to the professor.
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That's a way to get friends in an anti-EU environment ("Yeah, I agree") and also she might get a pseudo-safety feeling out of it.
 
Yes he can. Yes he did. Very good, Mr. Pope.
Pope Francis calls Armenian WW1 killings 'genocide'
The Pope was perfectly conscious that by using the word "genocide" he would offend Turkey, which considers the number of deaths of Armenians during the extinction of the Ottoman Empire exaggerated, and continues to deny the extent of the massacre.

But the Pope's powerful phrase "concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to bleed without bandaging it" extended his condemnation to all other, more recent, mass killings, including those in Cambodia, Rwanda, Burundi and Bosnia and today's massacres by Islamic State.

Pope Francis' focus today on Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as its state religion, even before the conversion of the Roman Emperor Constantine, serves as yet another reminder of the Catholic Church's widely spread roots in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. More than 20 local Eastern Catholic Churches, including that of Armenia, remain in communion with Rome.
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