“After 67 years, that day has arrived: Turkey, which for half a century was a stalwart ally in the Middle East while proving that a Muslim-majority nation could be both secular and democratic, has moved so far away from its NATO allies that it is widely acknowledged to be defiantly supporting the Islamic State in Syria in its war against the West. Since Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power in 2003, Turkey has taken a harshly authoritarian turn, embracing Islamic terrorists of every stripe while picking fights it can’t finish across the region – including an escalating war with 25 million ISIS-battling Kurds and a cold war turning hot with Russia, whose plane it rashly shot down in November. With those fights coming home to roost – as bombs explode in its cities and with enemies at its borders – Turkish leaders are now demanding unconditional NATO support, with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declaring on Saturday that he expects “our U.S. ally to support Turkey with no ifs or buts.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stanley-weiss/its-time-to-kick-erdogans_b_9300670.html

On 20 MAY 16, NEC-SE was asked to quote on Turkeys ties to ISIS.  In a statement which was published in The Hill, the CEO of NEC-SE was quoted as saying: “Once ISIS falls, more documents will be revealed detailing the relationship between ISIS and Turkey, no different than what was revealed with the death of Abu Sayyaf, where it was revealed that Turkey was buying stolen oil from ISIS for $1 a barrel, in turn selling it to Europe for $20 a barrel,” said Sangari.

Todays featured photo is from the NEC-SE photo archives.  It is the photo of ISIS flag being flown proudly in Turkey, on NOV 2015, by ISIS-affiliated Kavakaz Emirate.  The question which needs to be asked is why did the Trukish government not remove the flag and arrest the residents of the district.

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