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I've got one copy each of 'A Knife to the Heart' and 'Displaced' to give away. For a chance to win RT and follow and tell me which is your favourite Ikmen or H and A character and why. If you don't know my books just make something up! Will choose on Friday.

Video showing fatality on Greek-Turkish border is fake news. We call upon everyone to use caution when reporting news that furthers Turkish propaganda. #fakenews #fakeTurkishPropaganda

I grew up playing μπίλιες or βώλους. Surprisingly, I haven’t heard of the term τζιτζιλόνια or γκαζιά. An interesting Lexilogia entry for those who read Greek: lexilogia.gr/threads/γκαζές-βόλοι-μπίλιες-marbles.6372/

What if talks with #Russia fail? In a new brief, Seth G. Jones of CSIS breaks down Moscow's objectives, military options, and how the West could respond. csis.org/analysis/russi…

Istanbul Greek Idiom #228: Coffee with milk is καφές φίλτρου με γάλα/kafés fíltrou me gála in Central Greek but καφεολέ/kafeolé (< French café au lait) in Istanbul Greek. See also #226 for κακαολέ/kakaolé.

We have kafeole in Giannina too. Kafes filtrou is a recent addition (I think added after 2000). I see a lot of similar themes, words, phrases between the two cities I love, Poli and Giannina. Thank you for these Nektaria Anastasiadou.

The Baltics have been saying for decades that you cannot be dependant on #Russia - and no one believed us. Now Europe is literally paying for the consequences. POLITICOEurope Estonia in the EU 🇪🇪🇪🇺 AFET Committee Press Postimees politico.eu/article/europe…

A stark contrast in leadership: one who is defending his country while the other sends soldiers to kill and die and spouts nonsense from his comfortable bunker. #IStandWithUkraine

This is from the Ukrainian Rada. This is what they really need from us. Immediate help in arms and ammo from their allies in Europe. The US has begun to do their part and Estonia is sending Javelins. Where are the European values now? Just words in the wind? Germany at NATO

CANNOT wait to read the new Çetin İkmen novel. Thank you Barbara Nadel for giving us this wonderful series in the most magical city in the world.

Interesting. After having the Indian milk desserts, I avoid anything that’s predominantly milky. I will try this next time I’m in Turkey because the conversation has intrigued me. I am pre-disposed not to like it, so I’ll try my best to combat my bias. 😃

LOVED A Recipe for Daphne. Felt familiar & yet different. Cannot be easy to live holding back bcs of weight & trauma of history. But this kept the characters together as a community, smth missing from our lives today. If I could taste the Balkanik, it’d complete the book’s magic.

We need a political crisis to #StopBrexit. May’s Irish fiasco may trigger just such a crisis. My latest. infacts.org/irish-fiasco-r…

Quick take on how #Erdogan draws red line over US #Embassy's move to #Jerusalem #Israel almon.co/2yo3 via AL-Monitor #Turkey

Pres. Trump is making a major concession on #Jerusalem. And he is getting nothing in return. No need to make this significant compromise now. Not in America’s interest. Diplomatic malpractice.

Sur Jérusalem, la France n'approuve pas la décision des États-Unis. La France soutient la solution de deux États, Israël et la Palestine, vivant en paix et en sécurité, avec Jérusalem comme capitale des deux États. Nous devons privilégier l’apaisement et le dialogue.

Greece at the best level of the State Department’s new Travel Advisory Program. I’m looking forward to seeing even more American tourists here in Greece in the year ahead. x.com/USEmbConAthens…

With its military operation in #Afrin and its deployment in #Idlib, #Turkey has ramped up its involvement in the Syrian conflict. The push will drive #Iran to retaliate, intensifying the countries' proxy war in #Syria. ow.ly/lDHV30imH3B

Despite Trump's pre-strike tweets and Russia's rhetoric in the aftermath of strikes in Syria, US/ UK/ France didn't target Russian forces, Assad or his air force, and Russia didn't fire back. Shows significant efforts by both Western forces and Russia not to escalate.