Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海

Researcher | PhD | China & Turkey | Politics & Int'l Relations | 偶尔中文| Türkçe Twitler: @CanCinConCu

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Have been away for long, but came back to say this, you don't need to read a lot of analysis to understand what is happening in Turkey. This headline says it all:

"Erdogan arrests the candidate who could beat him"

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The timing of Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest seems no coincidence. The mayor of Istanbul was expected to be nominated as a presidential candidate—and has enjoyed a comfortable lead over Turkey’s leader in the polls https://t.co/mFUpyYHtxk

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Very sad news. May he rest in peace. He was kind of my -academic- idol. I feel lucky to get to know him in person. https://t.co/TqyQ63hj2S

[PRC History Group @prchistory]

We are deeply saddened to hear that our colleague Arif Dirlik passed away yesterday -- in addition to a profound personal loss for many of us, his passing is also a significant loss for the field of Chinese history.

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

@Horace0714 Sorry to hear mate. May him have peace.

[Carl Minzner @CarlMinzner]

@PekingMike This thread. One suggestion: avoid terms like “the Chinese” as a shorthand noun for actions taken by Beijing, or Party authorities.

Creates false impression of an equivalence between the CCP and anyone who is ethnically Chinese.

https://t.co/PXZou4ZieG

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Accurate or not, historical dramas actually reflects the history 100%, because it is just another way of telling the history (discipline/writing/teaching), which is a narrative itself. https://t.co/gvuu1KlHjo

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Ladies and gentlemen! May I present the most quoted tweet of the year. Just a perfect tweet to quote. https://t.co/oPNKttDW5D

[Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr]

I’m going to take half of Chloe’s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It’s never to early to teach her about socialism.

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Wish I was there. https://t.co/K6WU4CLuM0

[Ian Johnson @iandenisjohnson]

Hong Kongers! I'm speaking China, religion, politics at @litfest_hk, HKBU and HKU this weekend and Monday. Details: https://t.co/heccl581wb

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

That's the case only when you use English as default language on your phone, unlike a foreign language, say.. dunno Russian maybe? https://t.co/soV4i7lstV

[Amber Phillips @byamberphillips]

I like tried to spell "counsel" the way Trump did -- "councel". My phone wouldn't let me

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Chinese actress and Israeli culture minister at Cannes. #PoliticsOfOutfit

[Altay Atlı @AltayAtli]

The rise of the Eurasianist vision in Turkey, by @metin4020 https://t.co/IlM9bxlAYU via @AlMonitor

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Always nice to be quoted, especially in Chinese. 世局解碼：埃爾多安「反歐」豪賭 自堵入歐路 (on recent Turkey-EU tensions) https://t.co/IvQltitrWj

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Passed oral defense of my PhD. Well done to me :))

[MRS EFF @gregwallaceface]

Be careful what you wish for

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

Chinese MoFA spokesperson says "We are willing...to seriously study on it (Turkey's SCO membership)" https://t.co/WBvwuMqeUV

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @CanCinConCu]

Türkiye'de okuyan ve beyin tümörü olan Malili bi kızcağız, tedavi için yardıma ihtiyacı var. Elden ele yayılabilir.. https://t.co/sfATlrD66H

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

If you are gonna be in Shanghai on Nov26 definitely recommend this:Retired Turkish General Staff will deliver a speech in Turkey-China Forum

[CGTN @CGTNOfficial]

President #XiJinping meets with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pledges more counter-terrorism cooperation

[Mehmet Söylemez 赵忠海 @ResearChina]

"Separation of powers with Turkish characteristics" https://t.co/IcEoLZ1KtQ

[Altay Atlı @AltayAtli]

New article "China and Turkey: Closer Relations Mixed with Suspicion" by @GLindenstrauss and G.Lavi. Download here: https://t.co/iXhL98gZTK