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Flamer is right, they've pretty much a pro-Russian worldview. The main reason is the language.

Despite declaring Gagauz as the national language of the Autonomy, the local authorities do not provide any full Gagauz-teaching school, most of those are Russian-language as opposed to inner Moldovan full Romanian language education.[16] Although pupils are introduced to all of the usual school languages (Russian, Romanian, English or French, Gagauz), the local language continues to be least popular.[17]

But contrary to expectations, they don't reject their Turkic heritage. In this context, @what is right. We can easily win the hearts of the people there. Soft power is the key.

Gagauzia has 55 schools, the Comrat Pedagogical College (high school plus two years over high school), and Comrat State University (Komrat Devlet Universiteti [15]). Turkey financed the creation of a Turkish cultural centre (Türk İşbirliği Ve Kalkınma İdaresi Başkanlığı) and a Turkish library (Atatürk Kütüphanesi). In the village of Beșalma, there is a Gagauz historical and ethnographical museum established by Dimitriy Kara Çöban.
 
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Levon Panos Dabağyan, a Turkish-Armenian author who proposed the use of Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) iconic three-crescents logo, passed away at age 84 late Monday.

In an interview he gave previously, Dabağyan said he proposed using the logo during MHP's 1969 congress convened in Adana. "I rose up and shouted 'We are Ottomans!' and said that we should use the Ottoman Empire's three-crescents sign." Dabağyan, being inspired by the Ottoman Empire's coat of arms, designed the logo on a red background instead of the original dark green one.

Dabağyan is one of the few Armenians who joined MHP and got involved in politics. Describing himself as "Ottoman-Armenian," he was known for his strong nationalist views.

He is the author of "Leader Türkeş and Nationalism: My Political Life and Views," a book that champions MHP's ideal of unity under a single national identity, and also the author's personal efforts to improve Turkish-Armenian relations. The book also tells about the Armenian diaspora's accusations targeting Dabağyan, and how he got involved in politics with MHP.

MHP is an opposition party in the Turkish parliament, with 36 deputies. The party sided with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in April 16 referendum, which granted Turkey a switch to the presidential system from the current one. In 2019 general elections, the first election under the terms of the new presidential system will be held.

https://www.dailysabah.com/politics...sh-armenian-author-dabagyan-passes-away-at-84

RIP. What a man. An Armenian Grey Wolf. :(
 
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Turkish politics seems to make less sense to me as each day passes. Still proud to call this Armenian Grey Wolf my fellow compatriot. May he rest in peace.
 
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Trump says talks with Erdoğan will be ‘long and tough’

Ahead of his critical meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 16, U.S. President Donald Trump said their talks would be “long and tough.”

The meeting between Erdoğan and Trump began in the White House, representing the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since the latter assumed office in January.

Syria will dominate the agenda as the Turkish leader tries for a final time to try to convince the American president to change his mind about cooperating with the YPG ahead of a massive military campaign in Raqqa with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are dominated by Kurdish fighters.

The Pentagon has identified the Syrian Kurdish militia as the local partner best-placed to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) out of Raqqa.

The U.S. will deliver small arms, ammunition, machine guns, armored vehicles and engineering equipment to the YPG. The shipments were pre-positioned and could be delivered to the Kurdish militia “very quickly,” according to U.S. Col. John Dorrian, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad.

Turkey and the U.S. are at odds over the designation of the YPG and PYD. Turkey has entirely attempted to portray the two groups as terrorists since Ankara sees the Syrian Kurdish fighters as an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and complains that the American arms will eventually reach the PKK. But the U.S. sees the YPG as effective partners on the ground in their fight against ISIL.

Turkey has also demanded that Washington sever its cooperation with the YPG and extradite Fethullah Gülen, the self-exiled Islamic cleric who resides in Pennsylvania and whom the Turkish government accuses of masterminding the failed coup attempt of July 2016.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/er...ton-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=113187&NewsCatID=510
 
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Mostly just BS, Americans continuing to support YPG.

But what caught my attention around 2:55 Trump said Turkey ordered military equipment and he will make sure Turkey gets it quickly. So maybe no more blocking of sales?
 
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@T-123456

I watch TekeTek with Fatih Altayli, who is serious journalist.
They say it was on the level of China and much more warmer then with Germany.
Trump wears first time a red/white tie as a symbol of the Turkish National flag.
 
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Mostly just BS, Americans continuing to support YPG.

But what caught my attention around 2:55 Trump said Turkey ordered military equipment and he will make sure Turkey gets it quickly. So maybe no more blocking of sales?
If that is what he got in response to US' continual support for YPG:
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@T-123456

I watch TekeTek with Fatih Altayli, who is serious journalist.
They say it was on the level of China and much more warmer then with Germany.
Trump wears first time a red/white tie as a symbol of the Turkish National flag.
Big BS,i watched it all on CNN,the meeting began at 12.30 and ended at 12.55,after which they held a press conference,then they went for coffee or dinner.
Trump kept it short(he read a statement),Erdogan read a longer statement about a new era between US-Turkish relations blah blah.
It was never on China level,the king of Jordan had a meeting of three ours from 9 to 12 after that came Erdogan so,what level was that then?
 
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Erdoğan to ask Trump not to follow Obama's footsteps

President Erdoğan will come together with the U.S. President Trump in their first face-to-face meeting, where the two leaders will discuss bilateral issues and strained ties, including the U.S. arms support of the YPG, the fight against Daesh and the extradition of FETÖ leader Gülen
PresIdent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, earlier last week, described his meeting with the U.S. President Donald Trump scheduled for today would be a "milestone" in Turkey-U.S. relations, which have been significantly strained in recent years, particularly in the second term of former U.S. President Barack Obama. The leaders were expected to discuss U.S. support to the PKK-linked Democratic Union Party's (PYD) armed wing, the People's Protection Units (YPG), the fight against Daesh, and the extradition of Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) leader, Fetullah Gülen.

The U.S.'s military support to the YPG will be among the top priority issues on the table during the two leaders' first face-to-face meeting today. The U.S. has provided military and arms support to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is predominantly led by the YPG.

President Erdoğan will communicate Ankara's concerns about this sensitive issue to the U.S. president, particularly since the YPG is considered a terror organization by Turkey and is a national security threat along its southern border with Syria.

Erdogan is expected to give the message that supporting one terrorist group against another is wrong, particularly when it is done ignoring concerns voiced by Turkey, a strategic ally of the U.S.

Erdoğan hopes to turn a new page in Turkey-U.S. ties with the Trump administration, as a new step to fixing relations, strained during Obama administration.

President Erdoğan has recently said that some of the recent decision made against Turkey's interests by the U.S., particularly arming the YPG, are a result of the presence of officials who were appointed by the Obama administration.

"America is going through a transitional period currently. Due to this transitional period, we [Turkey] must be more careful and sensitive here at home. Our expectations from the U.S. include previous unresolved matters, including the armed supported given to the YPG. This heavy weaponry is not ordinary weaponry … This is obviously a matter that is against the strategic cooperation we have with the U.S., and the developments are against our strategic agreements. We obviously do not want them to happen, thus we will address and discuss these issues," Erdoğan added.

Brett McGurk, the Obama-appointed U.S. Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, is seen to be too close to the YPG by many in Ankara. He is also among the architects of the U.S.'s Syria policy in the administration.

McGurk kept his position after intense lobbying with the Trump transition team, citing his past track record in the George W. Bush administration.

The PKK is recognized as a terror organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU, while the YPG is only recognized as a terror group by Turkey.

Ankara has repeatedly told U.S. officials that there is no difference between the two terror groups, rather there is an organic organizational link between the two.

The U.S. military and arms support to the YPG, Ankara argues, ultimately affects Turkey's national security, as there is a fluidity in logistics and arms between the YPG and the PKK. Meanwhile, the U.S. has argued that the YPG-led SDF is the most effective partner against the Daesh terrorists in Syria.

President Erdoğan completed his two-day official visit to China's Beijing yesterday and left for Washington for the bilateral meetings set for today and tomorrow. Erdoğan reached Washington late yesterday and stayed at the Blair House last night, ahead of his meeting with Trump at the Oval Office today.

Last week, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, National Intelligence Organization (MİT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan and Presidency Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın visited the U.S., where they discussed similar issues with the U.S. officials.

Previously, both leaders spoke over the phone after Trump was elected and after the referendum in Turkey, in addition to increased diplomatic traffic between the two countries.

Turkey has no alternative in fight against Daesh

At the meeting, Ankara will also tell Washington that in order to achieve success in the fight against Daesh in Syria, Turkey must be included in operations, but not terror groups, such as the YPG.

Turkey successfully cleared its southern border from the Daesh terrorists with its Operation Euphrates Shield, launched on August 24.

Ankara backed the Free Syrian Army (FSA) during the operations, clearing nearly 2,000-square-kilometer area from Daesh, including the northern Syrian towns of Jarablus, ar-Rai, Dabiq, Azaz, and the group's stronghold al-Bab.

Erdoğan will also inform Trump of Turkey's plan to liberate the Syrian town of Raqqa from Daesh, highlighting the importance of a strategic model partnership and NATO alliance between the two countries.

In addition, the political transition in Syria and the latest developments in Iraq will also be discussed.

Extradition of Gülen to be demanded

Meanwhile, extradition of the FETÖ leader, who has been living in the U.S. since 1999, will also be on Erdoğan-Trump agenda.

Earlier last week, Erdoğan said that during the meeting with his U.S. counterpart, he will discuss the issue comprehensively.

"In my opinion, the U.S. should not become the hatchery of FETÖ," he had said in Ankara Friday, before flying off to China.

Ankara has previously said that the U.S. is delaying the extradition process due to political motivations, despite Turkey providing boxes of evidence that links Gülen to last year's July 15 coup attempt.

The failed coup attempt, which left 248 people dead and nearly 2,200 injured, was organized by followers of Gülen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania since 1999.

Meanwhile, in an attempt to reinvigorate the trade volume between the two NATO members, partnership in the defense industry is also expected to be discussed during Erdoğan's visit.

https://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2017/05/16/erdogan-to-ask-trump-not-to-follow-obamas-footsteps
 
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