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5 years ago today, the 2.5 year-long peace process between the Turkish state & the PKK ended.
Since then, tens of thousands have been killed & hundreds of thousands displaced.
The trigger was the unresolved and now unravelling assassination of 2 police officers [THREAD]
Since then, tens of thousands have been killed & hundreds of thousands displaced.
The trigger was the unresolved and now unravelling assassination of 2 police officers [THREAD]
On the morning of 22 July 2015, officers in #Ceylanpınar police station, a town in Southeastern Turkey bordering Syria, grew suspicious after 2 of their colleagues who lived together didn't turn up to work. The officers went to their house but nobody answered the door.
When they entered with the help of a locksmith, they found their colleagues shot dead.
At around 11:00 am the news broke.
At 13:50, the PKK posted a press release endorsing the killings as a revenge for the ISIS #Suruç bombing which happened 2 days before in the same province.
At around 11:00 am the news broke.
At 13:50, the PKK posted a press release endorsing the killings as a revenge for the ISIS #Suruç bombing which happened 2 days before in the same province.
Vänsterpartiet har en politik för ett jämlikt Sverige, för feminism och klimatet. Det är den bästa rösten för dig som inte vill de se högerpolitik och rasism styra Sverige.
För varje retweet ger jag dig ett argument för att rösta på Vänsterpartiet i valet.
För varje retweet ger jag dig ett argument för att rösta på Vänsterpartiet i valet.
1 Vänsterpartiet har en politik som är konkret och tydlig. Vi har genomfört reformer som verkligen gör skillnad i folks liv.
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vansterpartiet.se/reformer-for-v…
2 Vänsterpartiet vill att alla ska ha råd att gå till tandläkare, man ska inte behöva skämmas för sitt leende.
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vansterpartiet.se/tandvarden-ska…
from reports from several accounts i hear that 4 people are wounded and possibly 3 dead in a shooting in suruç (urfa province). alleged perpetrators: #akp candidate mp and his assistents campaigning. victims: owners of small business who didn't want akp in their shop. #turkey
latest: 2 dead (the father and son who owned the shop and refused campaigning #akp candidate mp inside) and 8 wounded. @OzgurrGundem reports the campaigning akp man was ibrahim halil yıldız. pics via same account.
death toll reportedly up to 5. #suruç
What are #Erdogan’s strategic choices, if loses elections (which he won’t unless opposition includes #HDP support):
1) Resign peacefully & wait for opposition to implode (it certainly will)
2) Declare “national [milli] democracy” to stay indefinitely, citing external enemies +
1) Resign peacefully & wait for opposition to implode (it certainly will)
2) Declare “national [milli] democracy” to stay indefinitely, citing external enemies +
+ If #Erdogan loses and chooses to resign peacefully, he’ll be at an advantage in the long run. Opposition seems united at the moment (a generous assessment), but coalition members will lose their heads if they win & turn against each other instantly. So... +
+ So, even if Erdogan loses, coalition members won’t be able to keep it together, simply because they come from very different positions, & given nuances of the election system, each will claim victory belongs to them. PLUS: economy is tanking, they’ll have to deal with the mess+
