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As someone who spent a very long night in the middle of Beyoğlu during the coup (e.g., small arms fire, sonic booms that shattered windows, run on ATMs) and extremely tense weeks t…

This is extremely disappointing, but sadly unsurprising. Step 1: Strangle opposition traditional media Step 2: Stifle dissenting social media Step 3: Quash all public demonstration…

The FETO thing is a very, very, large ball of wax. It is a mistake to dismiss it out of hand. That said, the US and Turkey don't see eye to eye on a host of things, but my understa…

I suspect you don't have a strong understanding of how journalism works. A journalist fact-checking a story is more often a giveaway they are a conscientious journalist working for…

I assume he is talking about Planet Labs ( https://www.planet.com/ ) - a very cool service.

I am not sure where I said anything about "beacons of integrity and truth," but I will take institutions that routinely call themselves out for their mistakes over Hersh who appear…

I don't disagree, but they certainly won't support the kurds' efforts against a NATO member. Don't misunderstand that I think this is a) a good idea, or b) ultimately going to work…

MintPress is a rather unreliable source. [0][1] [0] https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/11/mystery-mintpress-new... [1] https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/the-inside-story-of-one-w…

Hersh's recent work has been pointedly criticized as that of a conspiracy theorist versus an investigative journalist. [1] Generalizing reporting in "most US mainstream outlets" as…

I actually think they care a lot about international opinion, but not always in the most healthy way. Turkey seems to be primarily interested in playing spoiler, keeping an eye on …

Turkey has the second largest standing military force in NATO. They are also, well, in NATO. The current situation is uncomfortable for a whole lot of people, but when push comes t…

Finally signed up for a yc account for this. As an American who has lived in Turkey for over half a decade, I offer you an opinion that a) it isn't currently particularly unsafe co…