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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** A new terrorist bombing in Istanbul Turkey kills dozens
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Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child. (Hurriyet)
At least 29 people were killed and another 166 were injured on
Saturday because of two terrorist bombings near a soccer stadium in
central Istanbul. The first was a car bomb. The second was a suicide
bomber who detonated the bomb 45 seconds after the car bomb. It's
believed that the intent was to maximize casualties.
Turkey has been plagued in the last year by a series of terrorist
bombing and gun attacks by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK) and by the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or
Daesh).
The last major attack on Istanbul occurred on June 28 with three
coordinated suicide bombings at Ataturk National Airport, killing at
least 36 people. That attack was blamed on ISIS. Since that time
there have been at least two terrorist attacks in southeastern Turkey,
thought to be perpetrated by the PKK.
In addition, the government is still in crisis following the July 15
coup attempt. As ordered by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, well over
100,000 people have been fired or jailed as a result, including
military officers, government officials and schoolteachers.
Turkey has placed a gag order on reporting Saturday's attack. No one
has been publicly blamed, but it's thought that ISIS was responsible.
Hurriyet (Istanbul) and Reuters and AP
Related Articles
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**** Erdogan says some Greek islands should really belong to Turkey
****
For several months, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been
complaining about the Lausanne Treaty that was signed on July 24,
1923. On September 27, he said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"They (threatened) us with [the Treaty of Sèvres] in
> 1920 and persuaded us to accept Lausanne in 1923. Some tried to
> deceive us by presenting Lausanne as a victory. At Lausanne, we
> gave away the (Greek) islands that you could shout across to. We
> are still struggling about what the continental shelf will be and
> what will be in the air and land. The reason for this is due to
> those who sat at the table during that treaty. Those who sat there
> did not do us justice and we are reaping those troubles right
> now. If the (recent) coup had succeeded, they would have given us
> a treaty that would have made us long for Sèvres."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Erdogan's remarks have been heavily criticized by Greece. Perhaps
more surprisingly, the comments were also criticized by the opposition
party in Turkey.
An official of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Gülsün Bilgehan,
said that the Lausanne Treaty was the title deed of the Turkish
Republic:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Erdogan can learn the importance of Lausanne from the
> cabinet meetings which he chairs these days. Because Lausanne is
> the title deed of the Turkish Republic and a certificate of honor
> for those who signed it as Mr. Erdogan said in his message. In his
> speech today, he said ‘They cannot make us take one step back even
> if the whole world comes together.’ I invite him to read a real
> history book based on documents telling about Lausanne and Ismet
> Pasha [Inönü] to learn how it was made."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Greece's Foreign Ministry issued a statement two days ago saying that
the sovereignty of Greece over its Aegean islands "is unquestionable
and guaranteed by international law. Irresponsible reports to the
contrary are challenging because the status of the islands and islets
of the Aegean is clearly determined by a number of International
Agreements in the last century." Greek Reporter and Hurriyet (Ankara) and History of Lausanne Treaty and Yeni Safak (Ankara)
****
**** Greece delays extraditing Turkish officers implicated in coup attempt
****
Since July 15, Turkey has been demanding the extradition of eight
Turkish soldiers who fled to northern Greece after the coup. The
eight soldiers, included two commanders, four captains and two
sergeants, had escaped to Greece on a Sikorsky helicopter and landed
in Alexandroupolis. The soldiers denied involvement in the coup, but
said that they would not receive a fair trial in Turkey.
Greece has refused to extradite them without an appropriate court
hearing. On Monday of last week, a Greek court ruled that three of
the eight Turkish soldiers should not be extradited. On Tuesday and
Thursday, the same court said that the other five SHOULD be
extradited. Officials in both Greece and Turkey say that they are
puzzled by these seemingly conflicting rulings.
All of these decisions will be reviewed by an appeals court, and a
final decision may not be made until March. This delay is expected to
increase tensions between Greece and Turkey.
Wars between Greece and Turkey go back millennia, even celebrated in
Greek mythology in the story of the Trojan Horse and the fall of Troy.
In 1974, the countries fought a war over the island of Cyprus, with
the result that the small island is split between a Greek portion and
a Turkish portion. Cyprus unification talks are scheduled to begin
soon, but with tensions growing between Greece and Turkey, they are
unlikely to succeed. Daily Sabah (Ankara) and Kathimerini (Athens) and Anadolu (Turkey)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, Greece,
Lausanne Treaty, Treaty of Sèvres,
Republican People’s Party, CHP, Gülsün Bilgehan, Cyprus
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- A new terrorist bombing in Istanbul Turkey kills dozens
- Erdogan says some Greek islands should really belong to Turkey
- Greece delays extraditing Turkish officers implicated in coup attempt
****
**** A new terrorist bombing in Istanbul Turkey kills dozens
****
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child. (Hurriyet)
At least 29 people were killed and another 166 were injured on
Saturday because of two terrorist bombings near a soccer stadium in
central Istanbul. The first was a car bomb. The second was a suicide
bomber who detonated the bomb 45 seconds after the car bomb. It's
believed that the intent was to maximize casualties.
Turkey has been plagued in the last year by a series of terrorist
bombing and gun attacks by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK) and by the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or
Daesh).
The last major attack on Istanbul occurred on June 28 with three
coordinated suicide bombings at Ataturk National Airport, killing at
least 36 people. That attack was blamed on ISIS. Since that time
there have been at least two terrorist attacks in southeastern Turkey,
thought to be perpetrated by the PKK.
In addition, the government is still in crisis following the July 15
coup attempt. As ordered by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, well over
100,000 people have been fired or jailed as a result, including
military officers, government officials and schoolteachers.
Turkey has placed a gag order on reporting Saturday's attack. No one
has been publicly blamed, but it's thought that ISIS was responsible.
Hurriyet (Istanbul) and Reuters and AP
Related Articles
- Terrorist car bomb in southern Turkey kills two
- Turkey's PM declares 'all-out war' after new PKK truck bomb attack (27-Aug-2016)
- Bombing of Turkey's airport affects a swirl of diplomatic actions (29-Jun-2016)
****
**** Erdogan says some Greek islands should really belong to Turkey
****
For several months, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been
complaining about the Lausanne Treaty that was signed on July 24,
1923. On September 27, he said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"They (threatened) us with [the Treaty of Sèvres] in
> 1920 and persuaded us to accept Lausanne in 1923. Some tried to
> deceive us by presenting Lausanne as a victory. At Lausanne, we
> gave away the (Greek) islands that you could shout across to. We
> are still struggling about what the continental shelf will be and
> what will be in the air and land. The reason for this is due to
> those who sat at the table during that treaty. Those who sat there
> did not do us justice and we are reaping those troubles right
> now. If the (recent) coup had succeeded, they would have given us
> a treaty that would have made us long for Sèvres."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Erdogan's remarks have been heavily criticized by Greece. Perhaps
more surprisingly, the comments were also criticized by the opposition
party in Turkey.
An official of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Gülsün Bilgehan,
said that the Lausanne Treaty was the title deed of the Turkish
Republic:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Erdogan can learn the importance of Lausanne from the
> cabinet meetings which he chairs these days. Because Lausanne is
> the title deed of the Turkish Republic and a certificate of honor
> for those who signed it as Mr. Erdogan said in his message. In his
> speech today, he said ‘They cannot make us take one step back even
> if the whole world comes together.’ I invite him to read a real
> history book based on documents telling about Lausanne and Ismet
> Pasha [Inönü] to learn how it was made."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Greece's Foreign Ministry issued a statement two days ago saying that
the sovereignty of Greece over its Aegean islands "is unquestionable
and guaranteed by international law. Irresponsible reports to the
contrary are challenging because the status of the islands and islets
of the Aegean is clearly determined by a number of International
Agreements in the last century." Greek Reporter and Hurriyet (Ankara) and History of Lausanne Treaty and Yeni Safak (Ankara)
****
**** Greece delays extraditing Turkish officers implicated in coup attempt
****
Since July 15, Turkey has been demanding the extradition of eight
Turkish soldiers who fled to northern Greece after the coup. The
eight soldiers, included two commanders, four captains and two
sergeants, had escaped to Greece on a Sikorsky helicopter and landed
in Alexandroupolis. The soldiers denied involvement in the coup, but
said that they would not receive a fair trial in Turkey.
Greece has refused to extradite them without an appropriate court
hearing. On Monday of last week, a Greek court ruled that three of
the eight Turkish soldiers should not be extradited. On Tuesday and
Thursday, the same court said that the other five SHOULD be
extradited. Officials in both Greece and Turkey say that they are
puzzled by these seemingly conflicting rulings.
All of these decisions will be reviewed by an appeals court, and a
final decision may not be made until March. This delay is expected to
increase tensions between Greece and Turkey.
Wars between Greece and Turkey go back millennia, even celebrated in
Greek mythology in the story of the Trojan Horse and the fall of Troy.
In 1974, the countries fought a war over the island of Cyprus, with
the result that the small island is split between a Greek portion and
a Turkish portion. Cyprus unification talks are scheduled to begin
soon, but with tensions growing between Greece and Turkey, they are
unlikely to succeed. Daily Sabah (Ankara) and Kathimerini (Athens) and Anadolu (Turkey)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, Greece,
Lausanne Treaty, Treaty of Sèvres,
Republican People’s Party, CHP, Gülsün Bilgehan, Cyprus
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Phone: 617-864-0010
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Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
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