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In Other News… Turkey Invades Iraq

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• European Eurasia

Turkey had a titanic earthquake this week in the mostly-Kurdish, southeastern part of their country! But before that even happened, the ground was shaking under Kurdish feet in nothern Iraq—because Turkey invaded it and has been bombing it! Why? To route out the PKK, a Kurdish terrorist group. In this rant, the Professor explains why this is happening, and more importantly, why is the US suddenly throwing support behind this endeavor…and who may be behind the resurgence of PKK activities!

Keywords: Turkey, PKK, Kurds, Syria, Iran, US, missile defense shield, NATO, earthquake

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Turkish Tantrum Rant: Military Men Quit En Masse

Military titillation in Turkey? All of the top generals in charge of all the major military divisions, including the Chief of Staff in charge of them all, just quit their jobs last Friday in a sign of protest against investigative actions of the government. Is the country on the brink of collapse or a coup or civil war? Not at all!  Quite the contrary! What is happening right now in Turkey is the product of a decades long-transition to a full-on western style democracy, that at the same time is possibly problematic for them to maintain their secular state. In this spiel, the Professor explains just a bit of background into this Turkish situation, what is means for now, and for the future of Turkey, NATO, and the wider world.

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Keywords: Turkey, Erdogan, Gul, military, Ottoman Empire, resignations, secular, theocracy, Islamic state

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Sledgehammer Tenderizes Turkey

• Middle East
• World

Synopsis: An uncovered military coup plot nicknamed ?Operation Sledgehammer? has seriously rattled the military and political foundation of Turkey. This military maneuver has its roots in the formation of the modern state of Turkey itself, and has serious repercussions for the the future direction of the Turks? secular democracy. The Avenger does his best to explain the background leading up to this event, and discusses why some elements of the powerful Turkish military would be greatly concerned about the rise of the Islamist-base AK Party…which is the most popular political party in the country right now. Let?s talk Turkey!

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Keywords: Turkey, Gul, Erdogan, Kemal, Ataturk, military, AK Party, Abdullah Gul, Recep Erdogan, Mustafa Kemal, NATO

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