Esin E.

Turkish-American. Commentary/rants on #Syria #Lebanon #MENA #Turkey #US

[Louisa Loveluck @leloveluck]

Heartbroken to have been laid off by The Washington Post today. It has been the honour of a lifetime to work with these colleagues for a decade, from Damascus to Baghdad, Derna to to Bakhmut. I am proud of our work. Thank you, everyone.

[Esin E. @esi_zey]

Goosebumps

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

For the first time, a Pope conducted a mass with the Turkish version of the Agnus Dei" (Lamb of God), one of the most important prayers in Christianity.

[Inès |Stories From Palestine 🇵🇸 @InesElHajj]

Horrible and the most horrific testimony you will ever hear

I have spoken on a space with @AbujomaaGaza, who explained the process of the “Death Traps” the GHF have created…I quote “regularly posts the aid distribution schedule on Facebook. Each time, around 60,000 to 70,000 Palestinians converge at the designated site. Loudspeakers announce that when the green light turns on, people have just 10 minutes to grab between 300 to 400 aid packages—though much of the critical supplies, like flour, sugar, and salt, are snatched up first by gangs and collaborators. After the 10-minute window, the light turns yellow, signaling that only 5 minutes remain to flee before automatic machine guns open fire indiscriminately on anyone still in the area”

He described the distribution zones as barren open spaces surrounded by high mounds of sand. There are four such points across southern Gaza, and in some cases, people must walk up to 40 kilometers just to reach them

The GHF have created “Hunger Games Area” they play with Palestinians lives like it worth nothing!!
Go to their page let them know they were exposed 👇
https://t.co/Uo2nkGgX9U

[CSPAN @cspan]

President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing."

[Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour]

1/10 The US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities is an unprecedented event that may prove to be transformational for Iran, the Middle East, US foreign policy, global non-proliferation, and potentially even the global order. Its impact will be measured for decades to come. 🧵

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

I guess Tucker Carlson becoming a hero for the global south wasn’t in the cards for anyone in 2025

[Esin E. @esi_zey]

Assad’s Prisons and the Need for Justice #Syria @qunfuz2 @newlinesmag https://t.co/qsBxzEPRLT

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

Once upon a time a young Syrian man, decided to leave home and join al-Qaeda in Iraq.

20 years later the American president shakes his hand and says he's amazing and hot.

[Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau]

Imagine someone in 2014 - when MbS was the barely known nephew of the Saudi king, Trump was The Apprentice guy, and Al Sharaa was an Al Qaeda leader - telling you this photo would be a thing in 2025

[Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin]

December 8 and May 13. Wow. Still hard to believe 5+ months and a day later. A monumental change for Syria and Syrians. After all these years they deserve a chance and opportunity for a better life. Time to rebuild the country and reenter the international community. Good luck!

[Timour Azhari @timourazhari]

BREAKING — U.S. TO LIFT ALL SYRIA SANCTIONS

— US PRESIDENT TRUMP

[Timour Azhari @timourazhari]

BIG — U.S. President Donald Trump says he is considering easing sanctions on Syria.

“We may take them off of Syria, because we want to give them a fresh start,” Trump told reporters.

He said he had been asked about Syria sanctions by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“Many people have asked me about that, because the way we have them sanctioned, it doesn’t really give them much of a start. So we want to see we can help them out,” Trump said.

[Emrah Gülsunar @emrahgulsunar]

Jeoloji de maşallah sosyal bilimler gibi. Her jeolog ayrı telden çalıyor. Kimisine göre büyük İstanbul depremi oldu olacak, kimisine göre ise Marmara'da artık büyük deprem olma ihtimali yok.

[Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin]

Yeah, because deposing Shar’a is really going to bring about the security they hope for on the border

[Esin E. @esi_zey]

Nice choice of photo #IYKYK

[Turkish Minute @TurkishMinuteTM]

Turkish gov’t calls opposition’s boycott a ‘coup attempt’ on the economy https://t.co/1ZMtV6CtzW

[Esin E. @esi_zey]

@Jake_Hanrahan @p_zalewski Very sadly, @teyitorg says it’s not real :( the video is but the photo is not https://t.co/blD0NDHupy

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

BBC's Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests https://t.co/Qek7GmEIGf

[Esin E. @esi_zey]

And Turkey will block X in 3… 2… 1… (unless Erdoğan and Musk come to some kind of understanding)

[Global Government Affairs @GlobalAffairs]

We object to multiple court orders from the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority to block over 700 accounts of news organizations, journalists, political figures, students, and others within Türkiye. Providing a platform committed to defending everyone’s right to free speech is paramount at X, and we believe this decision from the Turkish government is not only unlawful, it hinders millions of Turkish users from news and political discourse in their country. We look forward to defending these principles through the legal system. X will always defend freedom of speech everywhere we operate.

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Türkiye Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu’nun, Türkiye'deki haber kuruluşları, gazeteciler, siyasi figürler, öğrenciler ve diğer kişilere ait 700'den fazla hesabın engellenmesine yönelik çok sayıda mahkeme kararına itiraz ediyoruz. Herkesin ifade özgürlüğü hakkını savunmaya kararlı bir platform sağlamak X için her şeyden önemlidir ve biz Türk hükümetinin bu kararının yalnızca hukuka aykırı olmakla kalmayıp aynı zamanda milyonlarca Türk kullanıcıyı ülkelerindeki haber ve siyasi söylemlerden alıkoyduğuna inanıyoruz. Bu ilkeleri hukuk sistemi aracılığıyla savunmayı sabırsızlıkla bekliyoruz. X, faaliyet gösterdiğimiz her yerde her zaman ifade özgürlüğünü savunacaktır.

[Gönül Tol @gonultol]

Turkish Central Bank wiped out 79% of the foreign exchange reserves it accumulated in a year within just three days.

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

Turkish Central Bank burned $10bn just today to stabilise Turkish Lira post Imamoglu-detention news.