#Turkey in Syria

[asparklethatisblue]

When you spend a semester abroad and then can’t help peppering in the new language you learned into everyday speech…

[heritageposts]

Hello! I remember sometime last year you were recommending someone making kuffiyehs. Do you still know who exactly that was? I think you mentioned having bought one from them.

I really would like to buy one myself so I thought I'd ask!

Hirbawi is the last and only original keffiyehs factory in Palestine. I bought a keffiyeh directly from them last year while they still had a few in stock. If you want to buy one now, I think you have to sign up to be notified for when their pre-orders drop.

They also have a list of their official global supply partners on their website. If you have any Palestinian stores in your country, they may also periodically get shipments from Hirbawi even if they're not listed as an official partner. Just be careful so you don't end up buying some cheap knock-off.

[girlfictions]

the death toll of the turkey-syria earthquake has now reached over 30,000. those who survived are in desperate need of food, clothes, shelter and medical aid. please please please donate if you haven’t done so yet; even ten dollars can make a difference.

ahbap (turkey) | white helmets (syria) | CARE (turkey & syria)

[girlactionfigure]

Double standards

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

As Israeli forces advance into Syrian territory, Turkey continues to maneuver inside the country and the US, along with other Western nations, seek to dictate what the incoming government will look like.

Credit: @LatuffCartoons

Via MintPress News

[illustratus]

Bohemond Mounting the Ramparts of Antioch (First Crusade) by Gustave Doré

[thissying]

[thelostdreamsthings]

Under Erdogan, Turkey has become the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, a willing accomplice in advancing the U.S. Empire’s objectives in the region.

🇺🇦🇹🇷 They Kiev Post also admitted that Ukraine have trained Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Al-Nusra and many other terrorist fractions on Turkey's territory.

🇸🇾 To understand the Syrian conflict:

Russia and Iran are the only countries legally invited on request of the Syrian government for peace.

The others fund terrorists as a cover up to steal millions of barrels of oil daily.

Hundred of thousands of Gazans are dead and missing…

While Erdogan is still sending OIL TO ISRAEL!

[leroibobo]

these houses in the village of shaykh hidal in syria are a few of several in the north-western middle east built in a dome shape. the walls are made of layers of mud brick stuffed with straw and built into a circle, with a hole left on the top providing light. this type of architecture provides protection for all sorts of weather from rain to heat. the first known traces of this centuries-old technique were found in jericho, and the oldest known example in the mesopotamia region comes from 3,000 years ago. some of the domes are rooms of a larger house which are connected by hallways.

several of the dome houses in syria are endangered because of the civil war, but restoration work on many of those affected is ongoing, which is especially urgent as many syrians continue to live in them today.

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

[holidaysincambodia]

A Kurdish Jewish woman in 1976

[kaapstadgirly]

This is what they do to children! This is what Israel does to innocents!

[nando161mando]

5 years of invasion in Rojava

Five years ago today, the Turkish army invaded the self-governing territories in northern and eastern Syria.

After weeks of threats and a green light from the USA, Turkish troops crossed the border on October 9th and began shelling the border towns.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) put up fierce resistance for almost two weeks until a ceasefire agreement was reached on October 17. By this time, the offensive had already killed hundreds of people and displaced almost 400,000.

In response to the attacks, tens of thousands demonstrated against the advance and in support of the self-administration.

To this day, the areas between the towns of Gire Spî and Serê Kaniyê are occupied by Turkey and allied Islamist militias in violation of international law. There have been no consequences for Turkey to date.

[girlactionfigure]

[aqlstar]

Shocking- the Turkish backed Syrian rebels express interest in fighting the rebel Kurdish forces that control a small part of Aleppo.

Who’d have guessed?????

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

I think whoever made me forgot to paint all the spots. I don't mind anymore—I've realized that I am who I was meant to be.

Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum)

Eastern Europe to Asia - from Croatia to Iran

Status: protected in the EU, protected by law in some countries