Gönül Tol

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Founding Director of the Middle East Institute's Turkish Program / Author of Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria/ gtol@mei.edu

Washington, D.C. mei.edu/center-turkish… Joined January 2013

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Gönül Tol @gonultol Oct 18, 2022

Finally received my author copy in the mail. I dedicated “Erdoğan’s War” to Alan Kurdi, the 2-year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee boy who drowned crossing the Mediterranean and to millions of children who have borne the brunt of a senseless war. A short 🧵 thread on the book (1/5)

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An excellent conversation on the people of Gaza, featuring my colleagues Jaser Abu Mousa and @Katulis @MiddleEastInst

Brian Katulis @Katulis 3d

Remember Gaza?

Remember the Palestinian people of Gaza?

Tune in to my conversation with my @MiddleEastInst colleague Jaser AbuMousa on the latest episode of "Taking the Edge Off the Middle East"

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I know she faces copyright lawsuits but she has done an extraordinary service to students and researchers, especially in developing countries, by breaking down paywalls and making academic research accessible to everyone. She's also pushing the academic publishing industry to rethink its model. So, happy birthday!

Sci-Hub @sci_hub_ 4d

🥳🎂 She was born on November 6, 1988. In 2016, Nature magazine named her one of the ten most influential people in science.

#scihub 🗝

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I got my answer..

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I’m curious who among Trump’s closest allies with 2028 presidential ambitions will be the first to jump ship…
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According to AFP, Erdoğan says he will visit Azerbaijan in November.

Gönül Tol Verified account @gonultol Nov 2

Erdogan does indeed seem to be doing everything he can (and then some 🙄) to contain the crisis with Baku.

As his plane passed through Azerbaijani airspace en route to south korea,he had the pilot relay a personal message to Aliyev over the radio:

“Your excellency, my dear brother, as I fly over brotherly Azerbaijan on my way to south korea, I extend my warmest greetings and best wishes to you and the people of Azerbaijan..I also wish to reaffirm my firm belief that the alliance and cooperation between our countries will continue to deepen and grow stronger.”
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