Israel has dropped 200,000 tons of explosives on Gaza since October 7 until today —
the equivalent of 13 Hiroshima nuclear bombs on an area of only 356 square kilometers.

This figure exceeds the total amount of explosives the United States used in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined over 28 years.
#Gaza #palestine #genocide #turkey #israel #trump #Hiroshima

Israel has dropped 200,000 tons of explosives on Gaza since October 7 until today —
the equivalent of 13 Hiroshima nuclear bombs on an area of only 356 square kilometers.

This figure exceeds the total amount of explosives the United States used in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined over 28 years.
#Gaza #palestine #genocide #turkey #israel #trump #Hiroshima

„Der Geheimdienstmitarbeiter habe Kurtuluş gesagt, dass er in der Türkei zu einem Helden würde, wenn er das Attentat beginge und die höchsten Stellen ihn schützen würden.“

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/wer-ist-der-mann-der-sie-toten-wollte-herr-dundar-bis-ins-kleinste-detail-schilderte-er-mir-die-vorbereitung-eines-attentats-auf-mich-14491958.html

#Dündar #Erdogan #TR #Türkei #Turkey …

Arab and Muslim national leaders are pushing Hamas to accept the Gaza plan unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the need to end the fighting surpasses concern about the details. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/world/hamas-arab-muslim-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #hamas #gaza #us #qatar #turkey

"I was elected mayor of Istanbul, but I write this from jail: Turkish democracy is under grave threat"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/24/mayor-istanbul-jail-ekrem-imamoglu-turkey-democracy

#Turkey #TurkeyPol

U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could lift sanctions on Turkey and allow it to buy U.S. F-35 jets, but said he wanted Ankara to stop purchases of Russian oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/world/trump-erdogan-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #turkey #donaldtrump #receptayyiperdogan

"I was elected mayor of Istanbul, but I write this from jail: Turkish democracy is under grave threat"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/24/mayor-istanbul-jail-ekrem-imamoglu-turkey-democracy

#Turkey #TurkeyPol

@Liberapay

Hey. You have listed Turkish Lira as a supported currency. But #Turkey is not in the listed in supported territories. Can you please clarify on this?

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp have been restricted in #Turkey on multiple networks; the incident comes as main opposition party CHP calls for rallies after police blockade its Istanbul headquarters

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp have been restricted in #Turkey on multiple networks; the incident comes as main opposition party CHP calls for rallies after police blockade its Istanbul headquarters

Yağlı Direk

"greased pole"

A revived centuries old sport

July 5 in Ordu, #Turkey

Also a great metaphor

(good music choice, Handel's "Sarabande")

#sports

Yağlı Direk

"greased pole"

A revived centuries old sport

July 5 in Ordu, #Turkey

Also a great metaphor

(good music choice, Handel's "Sarabande")

#sports

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Turkish counterpart have pledged to boost defense tie-ups between both countries as Tokyo weighs the possibility of purchasing drones from the NATO member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/japan-turkey-defense-chiefs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #turkeyjapanrelations #turkey #defense #drones #gennakatani #defenseministry #budgets

Encouraged by increasingly warm waters, hundreds of species native to the Red Sea have moved through the Suez Canal and into the eastern Mediterranean, disrupting ecosystems, scientists say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/15/wildlife/mediterranean-tropicalization-warming-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #oceans #climatechange #turkey

The Greek government plans to develop a home-grown industry that will mass produce drone and anti-drone systems — part of a €30 billion program aimed at modernizing the country's armed forces by 2036. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/anti-drone-greek-defense-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #greece #turkey #drones #tech #defense

Interesting findings on the #sustainability backlash, but the choice to include #Turkey as Asia-Pacific and not either #MiddleEast or #Europe is...quite a choice.

Also, more than half the world, by population, is in Asia-Pacific - makes it kind of a useless category to make any conclusions.

Making Sense of the PKK’s Self-Dissolution : What Does It Mean for the Middle East? https://www.anarchistfederation.net/making-sense-of-the-pkks-self-dissolution-what-does-it-mean-for-the-middle-east/#Kurdistan#Turkey

Making Sense of the PKK’s Self-Dissolution : What Does It Mean for the Middle East? https://www.anarchistfederation.net/making-sense-of-the-pkks-self-dissolution-what-does-it-mean-for-the-middle-east/#Kurdistan#Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, a review of the sprawling investigation shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/world/politics/turkey-erdogan-opponents-corruption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #istanbul #ekremimamoglu #turkey #receptayyiperdogan

part of my commuter series. Not sure how many people realize Marmara sea has a #dolphin population and that this sight isn't that uncommon.

#Istanbul, #Turkey#naturePhotography #urban #photography #darktable#editBackLog #artWithOpenSource #dolphinsOfMastodon#creativeToots#mastoArt