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Turk 🇹🇷
@InterestingTurk
Tactics, Strategies & Geopolitics of Turkey Self-Employed Software Developer: C#/VB/JavaScript Previously: Actuarial Studies + History & Philosophy of Science
Oct 14, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
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 Every single year, even when elections are 2 years away, many make the claim that: 🇹🇷 is going to war solely for domestic electoral purposes

In short thread below, I explain the real reasons for war & why they insist on selling this unconvincing story, every single time

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 Convincing the electorate that Erdogan is willing to waste lives & $ for the sole purpose of furthering his own political career (& personal power) effectively clouds the genuine strategic & security concerns that 🇹🇷 faces, concerns which force it to go to war every year

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Sep 28, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
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 This is a big deal

Turkey's NIIP/Net International Investment Position (the difference between Turkey's public & private external assets & liabilities), increased by 26.2% from -$393.1 billion (July 2020) to -$290 billion (July 2021)

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hurriyetdailynews.com/net-intl-inves… 2/6
 The NIIP is pretty much the accumulation of a countries yearly Current Account Deficits & Surpluses

When the NIIP is negative, it represents the total debt accumulated by that country resulting from consuming more than what you produce (when imports exceed exports)👇