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The Dark Side of Istanbul - FOREIGN POLICY

Postby antifon » Fri May 13, 2011 10:40 am

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... l?page=0,1

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There was always a lot less to Ankara's influence in the Arab world than met the eye. Turkish leaders love the anecdotes about Arabs watching Turkish soap operas, the posters of Erdogan in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, and the comparison between the Turkish prime minister and Gamal Abdel Nasser -- but the new Ottomans have found it as difficult to manage the politics of the region as the Sultans before them. At base, the Turks managed a measure of influence during a period of Arab decay.

It was easy to be influential when the Arab world was politically dead and devoid of authentic leadership. Like it or not, Ankara's interests are wrapped up in the old regional order. As a result, at a moment of unprecedented regional change, when people power and democracy is sweeping the Middle East, the Turks look timorous, maladroit, and diminished -- not at all the regional leader to which Ankara has aspired.

Watch especially the slideshow:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... f_istanbul


THESE ARE THE PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRACY MIDGETS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, WHO ASSUME THE MORAL HIGH GROUND AND PREACH US CYPRIOTS!!

PITIFUL TURKS!

GET OUT BEFORE EVEN ISTANBUL IS SPLIT BETWEEN A KURDISH AND TURKISH PART.
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Re: The Dark Side of Istanbul - FOREIGN POLICY

Postby insan » Fri May 13, 2011 10:55 am

antifon wrote:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/05/arab_spring_turkish_fall?page=0,1

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There was always a lot less to Ankara's influence in the Arab world than met the eye. Turkish leaders love the anecdotes about Arabs watching Turkish soap operas, the posters of Erdogan in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, and the comparison between the Turkish prime minister and Gamal Abdel Nasser -- but the new Ottomans have found it as difficult to manage the politics of the region as the Sultans before them. At base, the Turks managed a measure of influence during a period of Arab decay.

It was easy to be influential when the Arab world was politically dead and devoid of authentic leadership. Like it or not, Ankara's interests are wrapped up in the old regional order. As a result, at a moment of unprecedented regional change, when people power and democracy is sweeping the Middle East, the Turks look timorous, maladroit, and diminished -- not at all the regional leader to which Ankara has aspired.

Watch especially the slideshow:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... f_istanbul


THESE ARE THE PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRACY MIDGETS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, WHO ASSUME THE MORAL HIGH GROUND AND PREACH US CYPRIOTS!!

PITIFUL TURKS!

GET OUT BEFORE EVEN ISTANBUL IS SPLIT BETWEEN A KURDISH AND TURKISH PART.
.


Who Controls America?

Who Controls the Council on Foreign Relations? (Part 2)

http://thezog.wordpress.com/who-control ... ns-part-2/

Steven A. Cook(Jew) – Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

http://www.cfr.org/bios/10266/steven_a_cook.html

Keep up the good work by serving the interests of zionist jews, antifon! R u too one of them?

:lol:
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Re: The Dark Side of Istanbul - FOREIGN POLICY

Postby antifon » Fri May 13, 2011 12:57 pm

insan wrote:
antifon wrote:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/05/arab_spring_turkish_fall?page=0,1

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There was always a lot less to Ankara's influence in the Arab world than met the eye. Turkish leaders love the anecdotes about Arabs watching Turkish soap operas, the posters of Erdogan in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, and the comparison between the Turkish prime minister and Gamal Abdel Nasser -- but the new Ottomans have found it as difficult to manage the politics of the region as the Sultans before them. At base, the Turks managed a measure of influence during a period of Arab decay.

It was easy to be influential when the Arab world was politically dead and devoid of authentic leadership. Like it or not, Ankara's interests are wrapped up in the old regional order. As a result, at a moment of unprecedented regional change, when people power and democracy is sweeping the Middle East, the Turks look timorous, maladroit, and diminished -- not at all the regional leader to which Ankara has aspired.

Watch especially the slideshow:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... f_istanbul


THESE ARE THE PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRACY MIDGETS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, WHO ASSUME THE MORAL HIGH GROUND AND PREACH US CYPRIOTS!!

PITIFUL TURKS!

GET OUT BEFORE EVEN ISTANBUL IS SPLIT BETWEEN A KURDISH AND TURKISH PART.
.


Who Controls America?

Who Controls the Council on Foreign Relations? (Part 2)

http://thezog.wordpress.com/who-control ... ns-part-2/

Steven A. Cook(Jew) – Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

http://www.cfr.org/bios/10266/steven_a_cook.html

Keep up the good work by serving the interests of zionist jews, antifon! R u too one of them?

:lol:





Insan, are you a Turk or a Cypriot?

The 'interests of zionsist Jews' & the entire west are aligned with the interests of our Republic, due to some trillion m3 of gas.
So, what's your problem?

If you are a Turk, get the f_._._ out!
If you are a Cypriot, then smarten up.
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Re: The Dark Side of Istanbul - FOREIGN POLICY

Postby insan » Fri May 13, 2011 1:07 pm

antifon wrote:
insan wrote:
antifon wrote:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/05/arab_spring_turkish_fall?page=0,1

...
There was always a lot less to Ankara's influence in the Arab world than met the eye. Turkish leaders love the anecdotes about Arabs watching Turkish soap operas, the posters of Erdogan in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, and the comparison between the Turkish prime minister and Gamal Abdel Nasser -- but the new Ottomans have found it as difficult to manage the politics of the region as the Sultans before them. At base, the Turks managed a measure of influence during a period of Arab decay.

It was easy to be influential when the Arab world was politically dead and devoid of authentic leadership. Like it or not, Ankara's interests are wrapped up in the old regional order. As a result, at a moment of unprecedented regional change, when people power and democracy is sweeping the Middle East, the Turks look timorous, maladroit, and diminished -- not at all the regional leader to which Ankara has aspired.

Watch especially the slideshow:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... f_istanbul


THESE ARE THE PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRACY MIDGETS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, WHO ASSUME THE MORAL HIGH GROUND AND PREACH US CYPRIOTS!!

PITIFUL TURKS!

GET OUT BEFORE EVEN ISTANBUL IS SPLIT BETWEEN A KURDISH AND TURKISH PART.
.


Who Controls America?

Who Controls the Council on Foreign Relations? (Part 2)

http://thezog.wordpress.com/who-control ... ns-part-2/

Steven A. Cook(Jew) – Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

http://www.cfr.org/bios/10266/steven_a_cook.html

Keep up the good work by serving the interests of zionist jews, antifon! R u too one of them?

:lol:





Insan, are you a Turk or a Cypriot?

The 'interests of zionsist Jews' & the entire west are aligned with the interests of our Republic, due to some trillion m3 of gas.


So get ready for another Lusigan rule in South of Cyprus... only... :lol:

If u think zionists would share anything with "u", u r too naive then... :lol:
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Re: The Dark Side of Istanbul - FOREIGN POLICY

Postby antifon » Fri May 13, 2011 1:37 pm

insan wrote:
antifon wrote:
insan wrote:
antifon wrote:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/05/arab_spring_turkish_fall?page=0,1

...
There was always a lot less to Ankara's influence in the Arab world than met the eye. Turkish leaders love the anecdotes about Arabs watching Turkish soap operas, the posters of Erdogan in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, and the comparison between the Turkish prime minister and Gamal Abdel Nasser -- but the new Ottomans have found it as difficult to manage the politics of the region as the Sultans before them. At base, the Turks managed a measure of influence during a period of Arab decay.

It was easy to be influential when the Arab world was politically dead and devoid of authentic leadership. Like it or not, Ankara's interests are wrapped up in the old regional order. As a result, at a moment of unprecedented regional change, when people power and democracy is sweeping the Middle East, the Turks look timorous, maladroit, and diminished -- not at all the regional leader to which Ankara has aspired.

Watch especially the slideshow:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... f_istanbul


THESE ARE THE PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRACY MIDGETS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, WHO ASSUME THE MORAL HIGH GROUND AND PREACH US CYPRIOTS!!

PITIFUL TURKS!

GET OUT BEFORE EVEN ISTANBUL IS SPLIT BETWEEN A KURDISH AND TURKISH PART.
.


Who Controls America?

Who Controls the Council on Foreign Relations? (Part 2)

http://thezog.wordpress.com/who-control ... ns-part-2/

Steven A. Cook(Jew) – Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

http://www.cfr.org/bios/10266/steven_a_cook.html

Keep up the good work by serving the interests of zionist jews, antifon! R u too one of them?

:lol:





Insan, are you a Turk or a Cypriot?

The 'interests of zionsist Jews' & the entire west are aligned with the interests of our Republic, due to some trillion m3 of gas.


So get ready for another Lusigan rule in South of Cyprus... only... :lol:

If u think zionists would share anything with "u", u r too naive then... :lol:



Help understand Insan.

Are you a Cypriot or a Turk.

If you are a Cypriot, then wake up mate. There is ONLY one Cyprus, soon to be reunited. The anti-zionist crap is Islamic bullshit.

If you are a Turk, you have two options:

[a] f_._._ off willingly
[b] f_._._ off unwillingly

Pick wisely.
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Postby Pyrpolizer » Fri May 13, 2011 3:27 pm

Now who would ever imagine a sexy HERETIC girl in the snow actively calling for a roll up?
A karasakal or a Kibrisli? :roll:
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Postby Pyrpolizer » Fri May 13, 2011 3:28 pm

Hint: That automatically excludes adabizim :lol:
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Re: The Dark Side of Istanbul - FOREIGN POLICY

Postby insan » Fri May 13, 2011 3:31 pm

antifon wrote:
insan wrote:
antifon wrote:
insan wrote:
antifon wrote:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/05/arab_spring_turkish_fall?page=0,1

...
There was always a lot less to Ankara's influence in the Arab world than met the eye. Turkish leaders love the anecdotes about Arabs watching Turkish soap operas, the posters of Erdogan in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, and the comparison between the Turkish prime minister and Gamal Abdel Nasser -- but the new Ottomans have found it as difficult to manage the politics of the region as the Sultans before them. At base, the Turks managed a measure of influence during a period of Arab decay.

It was easy to be influential when the Arab world was politically dead and devoid of authentic leadership. Like it or not, Ankara's interests are wrapped up in the old regional order. As a result, at a moment of unprecedented regional change, when people power and democracy is sweeping the Middle East, the Turks look timorous, maladroit, and diminished -- not at all the regional leader to which Ankara has aspired.

Watch especially the slideshow:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2 ... f_istanbul


THESE ARE THE PEOPLE, THE DEMOCRACY MIDGETS AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, WHO ASSUME THE MORAL HIGH GROUND AND PREACH US CYPRIOTS!!

PITIFUL TURKS!

GET OUT BEFORE EVEN ISTANBUL IS SPLIT BETWEEN A KURDISH AND TURKISH PART.
.


Who Controls America?

Who Controls the Council on Foreign Relations? (Part 2)

http://thezog.wordpress.com/who-control ... ns-part-2/

Steven A. Cook(Jew) – Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies

http://www.cfr.org/bios/10266/steven_a_cook.html

Keep up the good work by serving the interests of zionist jews, antifon! R u too one of them?

:lol:





Insan, are you a Turk or a Cypriot?

The 'interests of zionsist Jews' & the entire west are aligned with the interests of our Republic, due to some trillion m3 of gas.


So get ready for another Lusigan rule in South of Cyprus... only... :lol:

If u think zionists would share anything with "u", u r too naive then... :lol:



The anti-zionist crap is Islamic bullshit.


.


R u sure? :lol:

The Message of Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewry: “Don’t Use the Holocaust to Justify Zionism”


The Zionist ideology and the Zionist state are forbidden by the Torah. According to Jewish belief Jews are in a Divinely decreed exile and are forbidden to: a) go up amass to the Holy Land, b) rebel against any nation, c) make any attempt to end exile.


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Postby insan » Fri May 13, 2011 3:33 pm

don't go off topic please!
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Postby antifon » Fri May 13, 2011 3:35 pm

insan wrote:don't go off topic please!




Are you Turkish trash or a Cypriot?
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