Big earthquake in Turkey today:
Then some kind of massive explosion:
Then some kind of massive explosion:
Major earthquake in Turkey/Syria kills thousands
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Wasn't it the other way around? I don't remember the CCP wanting to rename China to Zhōngguó in official usage because their country name is associated with porcelain. This is really just a childish tantrum at the fact that English is the dominant language of the world.
"Magyarland" sounds like a good compromise for Hungary, though.
On a serious note, why didn't the Turks just use "Anatolia" instead?
Because of ethnic nationalism that spread like a wave throughout the Ottoman Empire from the 19th century till its demise
Everybody wanted a state for their people so Turks decided it was high time for their own.
Funnily enough most Turks today are not actual Turkic peoples but a mix of Balkan Muslims, Levant Arabs, Georgians, Armenians, Caucasus Muslims who assimilated into and/or adopted the Turkic/Turkish identity.
Real Turks look like the central Asian people of Turkmenistan & Kazakhstan.
2300 dead and no doubt rising, that's pretty tragic. Norwegian state broadcaster NRK blames Russia...
"...Russian attacks have made the infrastructure so weak that it cannot withstand an earthquake, he says to NRK..."
«De hvite hjelmene» kjemper mot klokka: Frykter flere tusen omkomne
– Russiske angrep har gjort infrastrukturen så svak at den ikke tåler et jordskjelv, forteller hjelpeorganisasjonen «De hvite hjelmene».
www-nrk-no.translate.goog
The fifth video is from elsewhere.
Lord have mercy on those poor people.
Well its settled...…Gyros of dinner tonight!
Comments at ZH are pretty sharp:
www.zerohedge.com
"Shocking Aerial Footage" - 3,000 Dead So Far In Turkey-Syria Quake, 1,000s Of Buildings Collapsed | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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I just pray for them. Despite them being mostly Mohammedans, many Turks I have met through the years are pretty stand-up people.
Greece would make major waves if that was even proposed.
Greece has recent history in this field. It made the country of Macedonia change its name to "North Macedonia", as there is a Greek province with the same name.
If it wasn't for NATO trying to keep Turkey in the fold, Greece and Turkey would still be at each other even today.
This surprises me. Turkey has had many devastating earthquakes over the years. This one was very powerful, but not rare.
There were 7+ earthquakes in 10/20, 1/20, 10/11, 03/10, and 08/99, just covering recent history.
I would be interested in finding out any possible connections between this scientist and the intel communities. Not saying it`s a slam dunk, but there are reasons to be suspicious as to the nature and timing of this earthquake.
The strikes on Iran a few weeks ago also coincided with a series of local quakes.
This earthquake hit New York on the same day...
www.rt.com
New York state hit by strongest earthquake in decades (VIDEOS)
The city of Buffalo, New York has been shaken by a 3.8-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful in the area in 40 years
This is the kind of aftershock that concerns me most:
