John Paul Rathbone

RT @Turkeyrecap: "While witness protection is a legitimate precaution for exceptional cases, the routine use of secret witnesses in Turkey…

RT @ragipsoylu: Scheduled diplomatic talks in Turkey this week: • Ukraine, Russia, US talks • Nato summit • Iran - Europe talks • US -…

When Turkey’s last attempt to make peace with Kurdish militants imploded a decade ago, 17year-old Rozerin Çukur was shot dead by a sniper near her home. That is why her parents have warily watched the latest effort to end the conflict https://t.co/MNraOcjLSf w @aylajean

The PKK militant group, which has been in conflict with the Turkish state for more than 40 years, has said it would disband in a historic move with major political and security implications for the region. https://t.co/h5elUZgtTN via @ft

RT @ChristopherJM: In the early hours of Sunday, Putin countered the Ukraine-led proposal by offering to hold peace talks without condition…

RT @olddog100ua: https://t.co/eN02XLmvuz 1st day on the job, no hanging around….

Notably missing from the Turkish authorities overseeing events was Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, arrested last month on corruption charges he denies. İmamoğlu is awaiting trial in a prison just north of the epicentre of Wednesday’s tremors https://t.co/Qa1HzLDpzN

Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate from 42.5 per cent to 46 per cent, in its first rate meeting since the arrest of Erdoğan’s main political rival and the Trump administration unleashed a global trade war. https://t.co/1xcpSuQ9gF

RT @gonultol: "We’ve passed the threshold where Erdoğan can intimidate those who stand against him," said CHP Chairman Ozgur Ozel to @FT .…

‘This is what victory looks like’: Inside Israel’s aggressive new security plan “It’s a new world,” said one Israeli military official, adding that an entire division once stationed in the occupied Golan Heights has “advanced into Syria”. https://t.co/c0XV4zRofU @NeriZilber

Özel outlined his Turkish opposition party's strategy from a roomy office, lined with portraits of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the nation & the CHP, while his floppy white cat — called “Victory” — watched on. https://t.co/ReKFTZnvEa via @ft

Mario Vargas Llosa was the youngest of the Latin Amerian boom writers, and also the last to pass away. Rest in peace When I had lunch with the nobel laureate five years ago, he talked to me about Trump, the joy of writing, and the "price of love" https://t.co/aOPOtG9Z6O

And now, for a refreshing change, world events as seen through the eyes of a splendidly piratical Panama Canal pilot, Captn Hallax “Always business as usual…no matter Christmas, no matter rain, no matter fog, no matter nothing, no matter Trump.” by @SMPaternostro

Silvana Paternostro @SMPaternostro

My latest: Meet Captain Efrain Hallax ✍️🚢 Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump - The New York Times https://t.co/LoiS0MBFkS

Turkey sees opportunity in tariff turmoil Mehmet Şimşek told the FT that cheaper oil can help rebuild foreign reserves & ease inflation after sell-off last month. “Our vulnerability is not so bad. We may have to live with softer growth. But what is, is" https://t.co/23ak3bJuHT

RT @gideonrachman: Yuan Yang MP, my former FT colleague, did great and courageous reporting on human rights abuses in Xinjiang. It says a…

Turkish students call on consumers to ‘buy nothing’ following crackdown, in parallel to a more targeted opposition boycott. An Istanbul court is now investigating. Officials meanwhile described the boycott as an “assassination attempt” on the economy. https://t.co/P3PAm9shvY