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My understanding is that Kurds are not considered a "minority" in that they are just "Turks" as in citizens of Turkey. Circassians, Laz, Arabs, Levantines, etc, are not really acknowledged as separate minorities either as far as my knowledge goes. You have the right to offer Kurdish language or...

Oh, so this is Greek propaganda? https://eurasiantimes.com/breaking-pakistani-air-force-pilots-flying-turkish-f-16-jets-as-erdogan-attempts-to-fill-the-coup-void-reports/ Or this? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/turkey-s-fighter-pilot-problems/ Greek City Times exaggerated...

Pakistan did provide their air force expertise and they do have nuclear weapons. I find that way too many people just outright dismiss Pakistan, even among Turks and Azerbaijanis, despite Pakistan being one of the few genuinely friendly nations in the region.

You are wrong about PISA scores, Turkey's are actually going up now. In mathematics for example, you guys are ahead of Greece and certain South/Eastern/Central European countries.

It's possible that the brochure has yet to be updated, no?

I don't necessarily disagree with the core of the sentiment but the problem is that certain, ahem, "hardliners" consider literally anything "westernization" even something as simple as believing that education and critical thinking should not be marred by religious dogma or that women should be...

Ah, Vox Day...yeah, I wouldn't recommend listening to him on much of anything. He used to be sorta readable maybe 11-12 years ago but he's steadily gone off the deep end plus he's also fairly dishonest about his views and blocks anyone who even remotely points out the flaws in his statements...

I thought PKK was pretty much driven out of Turkey proper?

I don't think saying that the government will look to invest in space exploration means pouring all of your resources into it. It's an investment that will pay off in the future. Space colonization is one of those things that I think any country should put money towards to make sure they are at...

LMAO. So it's basically like this: Turkey: "So before we begin, about visa-free tr..." EU: "God, I love your new suit. Armani?" Turkey: "But I think we really need to disc..." EU: "Isn't the weather just so nice today?" Turkey: "But you promi..." EU: "I SAID, ISN'T THE WEATHER NICE TODAY?"...

What's wrong with dreaming big?

Yeeeah, no offense man but you have no clue what you are talking about. The Jewish/Irish/Italian divide disappeared years ago. You are talking like we are still living in the early 20th century. Assimilation worked so well on them that they don't even see themselves as separate anymore, the...

Islam literally does not acknowledge any other gods aside from THE GOD, the eternal master of all existence. I am not an expert on Judaism but I'm pretty sure that they do acknowledge other gods. Even Christianity sorta bends to it with the "you shall have no other gods before me". Even the...

I actually agree with Friedman that the US will survive. I've experienced America long enough that I can tell you not to be misled by what is happening on the big political stage, America has had way worse in its history. I do expect a civil conflict at some point or a political crisis but...

Guiseppe is a legend in volleyball and it helps that the Turkish women's team is very ambitious and hard-working. Their weakness is that they sometimes get too overconfident after a streak of victories, like the recent European volleyball championship where they were crushing teams left and...

George Friedman made some good guesses on the progress of the world back in the early 2000s but it's hilarious to see him make such a 180 on China. I prefer Peter Zeihan. He's also kind of an idiot but at least he isn't shackled to Cold War mentality in the way that Friedman is.

Yeah, CHP is disappointing me with these moves. I'd still vote for Mansur Yavaş if he ran but because of his qualities as an individual politician, not because of the party. At this point, I expect many new parties to start popping up. I'm sure people already know how much trouble the American...

My concern is more about loose cannons. The less you permit soldiers to take down enemy forces in an orderly manner, the more of a chance that they will do so in a disorderly one. It's better to kill a Russian bomber pilot with a planned strike and a planned diplomatic response than to have a...

Just shoot one of them out of the sky and then say "oopsie". Works for Russians, it will work for you.

Gagash, they're getting freebies from Russia as we speak. They recently got $2.6 billion from the EU for basically crying about getting their asses kicked by us and did their best to lobby against the US recently giving Azerbaijan mine-clearing equipment because they still won't give up the mine...