of course not , people in this country are so afraid of the "Papaz Büyüsü" , magic of the [Greek] priests . See , if afraid of Kemal and his zombie army , learn from History and come and teach us . If the Republic was a paper tiger , well , the Turk can only be a papiermache panther . Context ? Simple , America has given New Turkey until Wednesday to release this pastor and 14 others . Or harsher sanctions . See , so much bragging the paranthesis between Ottomans and New Turkey was closed with the destruction of the Republic . The West remembers Ottomans as weaklings who always released arrested missionaries , who like regularly deserved swinging in the wind (with inciting rebellion) . But released them all the same when told so by the West . Even to this end , apparently New Turkey history will now claim the Ottoman throne itself did not ratify the Treaty of Sevres , because the gloirous destruction of Lausanne automatically brings in the Sevres or something , which then risks the elections ... That it , the claimed Throne refusal , happened only because Kemal and his then living Army wholeheartedly agreed in the concept of West should go and sexually satisfy itself instead , does not count . When apparently New Turkey defies all comers . ı was waken up when my older brother came to dinner last week , being tired in the day , so he actually had to find the current exchange rate on the phone with a fork on the other hand . 6.8 , some 24% rise in a single day . When am accused of pushing war , it's only a secret devaluation of the Turkish Lira , because the fake economy could collapse without it , and elections are kept safe . Context is all important , so lacking the details ı can't tell what's Putin up to . One news say certain Turkish citzens will receive their entry visas in a relaxed way ? Other says the countries bordering the Caspian have agreed after 24 years that no foreign troops will be allowed into the area . Is this a call for Army of Petrol give up "advising" the Azeris ? Oh , not much to worry , dear average Americans . Your 1/8 or something White Wabbit , aka Mattis the Defence Secretary , wholeheartedly agrees withusing New Turkey as the inside guy in the coalition of Russians and Iranians and the like , with slapping New Turkey in the open . We possibly can't disband you all down to your bosons , now that we are wink wink friends and allies and strategic partners . Which we are not , by The Name Of Allah , but no one believes dat ... If nothing else happens , our shared dire straits of sanctions with Russians should turn them away from carpet bombing Idlip for the duration . Man , America loves heart eating Sunni beardies . There's nothing economically disturbing New Turkey . The Rich have almost a sexual arousal that the economy will be saved in the 2008 way , no taxes for the Rich an all the glorious things they read about in nespapers and got them envious of the 1% of the West . In case it's a reason why the money is not coming , a company that smells as Congregation dutifully declares it's selling 2 billions US dollars worth of property abroad and it won't be leeching the recovery .