Yavuz Baydar

NATO Sec Gen Mark Rutte was remarkably evasive when asked the question by the BBC on whether or not he was informed by the USA about the strikes against Iran beforehand. Unwilling to say yes or no. Instead, he kept repeating how "extremely happy” he and many "unnamed" European leaders are. @cnn.com

What to Know About Americans Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers A WSJ analysis details how a growing number of citizens are choosing to live overseas.

In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? A vast and fragmented pile of immigration statistics from dozens of countries, stitched together by The Wall Street Journal, depicts a historic pattern.

Here are five takeaways from the analysis.

Democratic Lawmakers Decry Iran Attacks as Illegal Congressional Democrats are pushing for a vote to curb President Trump’s war powers.

Congressional Democrats are moving to force votes to curb President Trump’s military action against Iran, denouncing the administration’s strikes on Saturday as illegal and accusing the White House of bypassing Congress.

Venezuela...derken şimdi de İran’a rejim odaklı askeri hamle: "Savaş Bahane, Petrol Şahane" Trump yönetimi, İklim Krizi konusunda alternatif enerji kaynaklarını bir kenara itti, şimdi varsa yoksa fosil yakıt derdinde. Kimi müttefikleri de aynı fikirde. Ve rakamlar da ortada.

“Savaş için gerekçe başkadır, stratejik hedef başka. Önce Venezuela, şimdi İran. Bu iki ülkenin ortak zenginliği stratejik hedefi, “endgame”i açıkça izah eder."

@yavuzbaydar.bsky.social yazdı: "Bu, en zengin fosil yakıt rezervleri için hegemonya savaşı."

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A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this | Simon Tisdall We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved, says Guardian foreign affairs commentat...

"Concepts of democratic self-determination, political autonomy, individual rights and adherence to moral principles are anathema to control-freak authoritarians such as Trump and Khamenei.” -- As peace is anathema to dupe-masters such as Netanyahu.

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Hedef, 2027 sonu veya 2028 başı için erken seçim ilanı. Gerekli olan 360 oy için de DEM kıvama geldi gelecek. Senaryo işliyor.

Vrede när turkisk tv-serie serverade fläsk | Yavuz Baydar KRÖNIKA. Kulturkriget rasar – nu senast via tv-serien där en kristen bjuder muslimer på fläsk. Ilskan kokar i ett deppigt Turkiet där man inte längre törs skratta. I det läget kom ”pop­prinsen” Tarkan...

”Popprinsen” Tarkan gav tröst i en deprimerad autokrati. @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social skriver om ett Turkiet, där kulturkriget rasar och ingen längre törs skratta. www.svd.se/a/Okr55l/pop...

L’Ours en colère : la Berlinale face à sa fausse neutralité En voulant fuir la politique, la Berlinale s’y est brûlée : ses lauréats ont mis à nu la fausse neutralité d’un festival en pleine tourmente.

"En voulant fuir la politique, la Berlinale s’y est brûlée : ses lauréats ont mis à nu la fausse neutralité d’un festival en pleine tourmente.”

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The Bear Has Claws: What Berlinale’s Winners Laid Bare About Germany’s Reality The boomerang, hit in two directions. First, it hit the festival itself. Second, it hit the German government, because the policing of speech is producing a chilling echo of Germany’s darkest reflexe…

"The boomerang, hit in two directions. First, it hit the festival itself. Second, it hit the German government, because the policing of speech is producing a chilling echo of Germany’s darkest reflexes -- discipline, denunciation, conformity."

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And Sarkozy in jail.
And add also Netanyahu and Putin, on the loose, with arrest warrants.
What a wonderful world.

Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace? Representatives of repressive regimes from around the world are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the body

The list.

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Head in Sand: The Chasm Between Turkey’s Grandiose Rhetoric and Its Munich Absence It did not go unnoticed: Turkey was invisible at the Munich Security Conference. Does its absence crystallize a pattern of isolationism andfatalism masked as "strategic autonomy"?

Here's my take on what many in observer circles were wondering -- put in a broader context. 👇

Why was Turkey invisible at Munich Security Conference?

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@ghoshworld.bsky.social @theguardian.com @politico.eu @cnn.com @nytimes.com @foreignpolicy.com

He was a hell of an actor who made our lives richer, brought us much closer to understanding human condition.
RIP Duvall

Podcast - Turkey Today

“After Syria, Iraq Next,” Signals Ankara — What to Expect from a “New Regional Order”? -

with @sinemadar.bsky.social -- CATS/SWP

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“Significant, for two reasons” explains @sinemadar.bsky.social, -a top expert with SWP on Syria and Turkey- on Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed’s attendance in Munich Sec Conf.
I sat down with Adar, asked her also about Kurds in Turkey, and what to expect in Iraq.

Full video 👉 youtu.be/wIRPCDhNbKE

Democrats at Munich security summit to urge Europe to stand up to Trump European leaders divided over how far to accommodate Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics and foreign policy

“[Trump] is destroying our world reputation or potentially our economic might around the world because he is being petty. None of this is rational. Everyone needs to stop pretending this is rational...” --- Ruben Gallego

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Rubicon judiciaire d’Erdoğan : loi et division au service du régime La nomination du procureur ultrarépressif Akın Gürlek comme ministre de la Justice annonce une reprise en main totale de l’appareil judiciaire. Rien d’étonnant à ce que l’opposition soit vouée à s’ét…

"La nomination du procureur ultrarépressif Akın Gürlek comme ministre de la Justice annonce une reprise en main totale de l’appareil judiciaire. Rien d’étonnant à ce que l’opposition soit vouée à s’étioler sous la pression."

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“Enflasyon 2026’da kırılmaz, ücretlileri çok zor bir yıl bekliyor” -
Güldem Atabay genel ekonomi tablosunu yorumluyor.

Video 👉 youtu.be/idZ2kxu5czQ

Is Putin’s “Kadyrov Model” at Play in Taming Kurdish Ambitions in Syria and Turkey? Reading the excessive focus on Öcalan in Turkey and al-Sharaa in Syria through this lens exposes the risks of constitutional guarantees for self-rule, collective rights being removed.

"The tutelary —or, “vassalage”— model in Russia’s handling of Chechnya under Ramzan Kadyrov offers a striking parallel to Ahmed al-Sharaa’s emerging role in post-Assad Syria, particularly in managing Kurdish demands for autonomy."

@mediapart.fr

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How Autocrats Meddle With Elections The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.

The Atlantic today:

How Autocrats Meddle With Elections

The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.

By Anne Applebaum

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That‘s the spirit.

The Murder of The Washington Post Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

The Atlantic today:

The Murder of The Washington Post

Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

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‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump

A flagship is sinking, with vast consequences on journalism.

“Bezos’s sickening efforts to curry favor with Trump have left an especially ugly stain of their own,” Marty Baron said. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”

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Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein

“...in late February 2019, Epstein represented to an associate that he'd gotten advice from Chomsky over how to navigate “the horrible way you are being treated in the press and public”. That was 11 years after Epstein had pleaded guilty..."

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MyRalphTowner

RIP Ralph Towner (1940-2026)

“Never has one person conceived of such beautiful music, a triumph of human creativity; brought it to a world audience. He was one of the greatest of men, not only in his artistic spirit, but in his generous, magnanimous character.”
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YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Sir, The Boss just dropped a new anthem on Trump’s face.

Streets of Minneapolis

Kudos to @brucespringsteen.net
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YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar “Önce yavaş yavaş, sonra birdenbire..” -- Yörünge 17 Ocak 2026

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🔸 Cormac McCarthy’nin "The Road" romanından bir parça..📚

Dünyanın hali, gelecekten resimler, solgun kareler…

Ve ölümsüz müzik.🎼🎶

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A book that has not aged.
Time to return to it.