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Istanbul province generates 30% of Turkey’s GDP. https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Gross-Domestic-Product-by-Provinces-2023-53575&dil=2

The end is not necessarily near. Europe will continue to support Ukraine with weapons and money. Even if they face setbacks in the war for a while, there will come a time when the power balance will reverse again in their favor. Once Europe gears up into fighting mode, there is nothing Russia...

People in the US and UK are known to be more prone to fall for scams, so no wonder the numbers are high. It’s good business to have 5 million people paying yearly for a useless membership.

I would say that I strongly disagree with both quoted statements. I am from Romania, a country that had a long history of fighting with the Ottomans, and should theoretically harbor hatred towards Turks because of the history. However, the exact opposite is true. Since we had more contact with...

I think it is very hard to integrate in Germany, regardless of where you come from. They have a very different culture compared to Balkan and Mediterranean nations. I know many Romanians also migrated to Germany initially after we joined the EU, but after a while most of them left towards...

This is exactly what I was saying. Turks integrated just fine, but when the wave of Africans and Arabs flooded Europe, resentment grew towards every non-European, and the Turks were caught in the middle. Most uneducated Europeans can’t diffeentiate between Turks, Arabs, Africans, etc., and label...

The gypsies are not discriminated against in Europe. There are actually many programs (most of them funded with EU money) that are directed to help their communities. There are even instances of positive discrimination for gypsies, like reserved spots at universities. The problems lies mostly...

It is easy to lay the blame on the host countries for not including them in their societies, but from the host country’s perspective, it is the fault of the foreigners who didn’t want to assimilate and segregated themselves in ghettos. There is a lot of intra-European migration because of the...

You live in Germany, yet you have such hostile ideas against Europe. Maybe your way of thinking is what makes Europeans weary of you, and why they feel threatened. How would you feel if people who moved to your country would have such bad opinions about it and would be open to such hostile ideas?

China’s only way to succesfully invade Taiwan is if the Taiwanese surrender and refuse to fight (like Georgia surrendered when invaded by Russia). If the Taiwanese decide to fight, there is no way China can occupy Taiwan. The geography combined with the precision of modern weapons make it...

As expected, the Russians are not going to accept the ceasfire. The ball will be back on Trump’s court. So far, all he managed to achieve was for Russia to recover Sudzha and capture many Ukrainia soldiers, because of him cutting the intelligence during a critical time. Let’s see what the...

England does not call itself Great Britain. Many people are confused about the names, so here is a more detailed explanation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (more shortly referred to as UK) is the name of the kingdom. It is comprised of England, Wales, Scotland and...

People in the Balkans and in Eastern Europe tend to always complain about their lives, jobs, goverments, countries, etc. It is a cultural thing. We could be the wealthiest people in the world, but we would still complain about how bad we have it. We always look at the half empty part of the...

Your assessments about countries being “sh!t” just because their GDP per capita is low is extremely childish and lacks any depth. A country is not defined only by the current state of its economy. There is a lot more than that. Also, your belief that a country with low GDP/capita is some sort...

You say “no disrespect“ and “the country is a complete and utter sh*t” in the same sentence, and yet you want to be taken seriously? You are the definition of an arrogant and ignorant Westerner who knows nothing about the world outside his close proximity, yet thinks he is a know-it-all...

Let’s make it 5%, or at least 4%. There is a lot of catching up to do. This is pretty dangerous, because it would make the US an immediate enemy. Europe needs to take on its enemies one at a time. The first priority is to defeat Russia, while decoupling from the US. Only after achieving full...

This is simply not true. Ukraine can continue to fight at the current rate of attrition for a very long time, as long as it receives military and economic support from Europe. Also, the balance of power is slowly titlting in favor of Ukraine as the war progresses, so it would be follish to stop...

Wow, you don’t seem to learn anything from history. Since when can you negotiate a lasting peace with Russia and since when can you protect peace by signing a paper? How can a signed paper “100% prevent any conflict on European soil from Russia in the future”? Signed agreements are toilet...

Under Trump, he would definitely not side with the Baltics. He would say some stupid things like “it’s not our war”, ”they provoked Putin”, “Kallas is a warmonger”, etc., and he would stay neutral while blaming the Baltics for not doing Putin’s wishes. For Trump, there is no difference between...

After all the developments since Trump got elected, do you still think NATO means anything? Are you that naïve? Trump would side with Putin if he goes against the Baltics, just like he is siding with Putin against Ukraine. NATO is dead. Europe should simply expel the US form NATO and form their...