Paris Achen

Writer who roams. Past: @DailySabah, @HDNER, @PortlandTrib, @bfp_news, @thecolumbian

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

The truth about the Washington Post:
Bezos made decisions to curry favor with Trump that made a lot of Washington Post readers distrust the newspaper. It then lost a lot of subscriptions, which lost money. And now he's doing layoffs.
He should sell the paper to someone who will make better decisions and avoid layoffs.

[Paris Achen @ParisAchen]

Trump commutes Ozy Media founder's sentence for defrauding investors, including a 10-year prison sentence and an order to pay $96 million in restitution and forfeiture. From the @nytimes
https://t.co/RTgVdHNrJz

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

America built some of the world's greatest architecture... and then demolished it.

A thread of wonders that were lost (and why)... 🧵

1. Cincinnati Library: replaced by a parking garage

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Data support the claim that young people, particularly girls, have deteriorating men­tal health. But they leave room for doubt that smartphones are the main culprit https://t.co/cV5BootYOC

[Ziya Meral @Ziya_Meral]

Another aspect of elections in Turkey that always move me besides higher than 80% turnout: tens of thousands of people volunteering to watch voting and counting and registering of votes.. One of strongest safety nets for limiting misappropriation..

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

A voter in Turkey’s Sanliurfa went to the polling station with her oxygen mask on

[Erik Meyersson @emeyersson]

I assume Turkish authorities have made sure there are not cats near transformers this time around...

[No Limits @NoLimits4Christ]

Unbelievable: Turkish voter turnout: 93.6%.
#TurkishElections #Türkiye

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Polls have closed in Turkey’s pivotal elections.

Political drama aside, voting stations saw a range of distinctive characters, including the world’s tallest man, a horseback rider dressed like an Ottoman soldier, and hospital patients determined to vote ⤵️

[Raziye Akkoç @RazAkkoc]

While a whole day of voting happened, even relentless campaigning before, it appears this cat hasn’t moved #catsofAnkara

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

Geology professor Naci Gorur correctly predicted Maras earthquake. And then he said the next one was likely in Hatay, which occurred today.

He says next would be in Adana and Cyprus, following the fault line.

[Mohamad Dargalayi @MohamadDargalay]

A strange sound during the earthquake, some called the sound of the earth.
#earthquake #Hatay #Turkey #deprem

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

WATCH: Scenes of panic in Hatay Airport as a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria at 20:04 local time, just two weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck the area and killed more than 46,000 people in both countries.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

BREAKING: A 6.3 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border, two weeks after the devastating earthquake.

No new casualties were immediately reported but witnesses report damage. Turkey has reported over 6,000 aftershocks since the February 6 earthquake killed over 46,000 people.

[Paris Achen @ParisAchen]

Are any short-term rental groups out there raising money for earthquake relief in #turkiye or #syria? Or offering to house refugees? If so, please, direct message me. We at @rentresponsibly would like to help. #vacationrentals #shorttermrentals #airbnb
https://t.co/bNoA7tzx78

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

largest city.

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

“Founded in 300 B.C. by a former general for Alexander the Great, Antakya has been around long enough to have been destroyed &rebuilt several times. The Greeks, Romans & Byzantines called it Antioch, &it was a trading center so powerful that it was once the Roman Empire’s 3rd

[Laura Rozen @lrozen]

“Thursday would also be the fourth night most people in the crumpled husk that had been Antakya spent sleeping outside. Many had lost their homes in the earthquake, while others feared the slightest aftershock could send the remaining houses and apartments heaving down, too.”

[Paris Achen @ParisAchen]

@OGursoylar God rest her sweet soul, give her family strength to bear the unbearable, and bless the rescue workers who see this utter heartbreak by the minute.

[Paris Achen @ParisAchen]

An entire family of four from #NYC was killed in the earthquake on Feb. 6 in Turkey. #elbistan #earthquakeinturkey

[CAIR New York @CAIRNewYork]

It is with sadness we announce that former CAIR-NY Board Member, Burak Firik, and his wife and two baby children, passed away in the earthquake in Turkey. We pray for Allah's (swt) mercy for our brother Burak, his family, and all those who have returned to our Creator. Ameen.