Jasper Mortimer

Journalist from Johannesburg, based in Mideast since 1997, reports for France24 TV and GRN, writes occasionally for al-monitor.
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@Redbeeea Poland

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@bianet_org Isn't it sad that we see this as something to prosecute rather than as something to laugh at or even be proud of? She made an ordinary flag pole come alive.

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@orkece I agree, Orhan Bey. Go for it.

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@kmyildiz Murat, perhaps I am mistaken but I thought lots of Turks got Erasmus scholarships.
Iyi Bayramlar to you and Oktay.
Jasper

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@MaritaKassis @AlMonitor @IAyad One bright human story amid all the gloom. Bravo! to Islam.

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@mansuryavas_en As a cyclist, I say thank you and please build more cycle paths.

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@Sibelhurtas Appalled to hear of your arrest. Hold on. Many friends are thinking of you. Tutuklandığını öğrenmek çok üzücü. Dayan. Birçok kişi seni düşünüyor.

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@FrancoisF24 I would far rather hear the political views of the man on the left than those of the man on the right. But I would not let my daughter go out with the man on the left.

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A story of the poor profiting from the poorer, told with compassion: Migrants are boon for poor Roma villagers on Turkey-Greece border. https://t.co/LpWDNXBedX

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From AP report of Erdogan-Trump press conference:
When Erdogan called on a female Turkish reporter, according to several people in the room, (Senator Lindsay) Graham leaned over and quietly told someone seated next to him, “She’s the only reporter left over there” in Turkey.

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It is great to see that Britain finally has an institution which can countermand the prime minister not merely on a point of law -- all govts make legislative mistakes -- but on parliamentary procedure. A PM cannot manipulate prorogation for his own interests.

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'Turkey is a very weak state which looks very strong' https://t.co/hAgfEKXYBc via @FRANCE24

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@FulyaOzerkan Glad to see you falling in love with the French countryside. I spent two years in France but never got to Arcachon. Bonnes vacances.

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@stluis_htx Wonderful. How lucky you are to have a pet that adores you so much.

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Excellent overview of the potental AKP breakaway by Kadri Gursel https://t.co/NswwTKeM26

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Three liberal verdicts in two days. There are still honest judges in Turkey. Word is Istanbul election has changed the climate, but that may be premature.
https://t.co/7iR2YPYDaL
https://t.co/NDGkS9qeY5
https://t.co/fy8Sbdmbq3

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@FulyaOzerkan The size of the crowd shows just how much hope Imamoglu has given people.

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The key response will come from the HDP. If Ocalan did say this, will they endorse his call or will they say he spoke under duress? https://t.co/GpB1mdtA5F

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AKP vote share has fallen more than election results show https://t.co/f0C18GnqJB via @AlMonitor