Sunday, February 17, 2019

WESTERNERS IN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS(2)


Dagestan is located in Russia’s North Caucasus. Dagestan and North Caucasus region became a recruiting ground for so-called Islamic State. At least 1200 Dagestanis have joined to ISIS.

The region has been fighting for independence for long years against Russia. During this armed conflict, most of the fighters became radicalized and extremist. After the end of armed conflict against Russia, most of these fighters have joined radical terrorist organizations like ISIS and Al-Qaeda.

Artur Magomedov’s wife also joined ISIS. They are both Caucasian. Artur Magomedov’s wife took her two daughters and sehe joined ISIS with her two daughters. Artur Magomedov went to Syria and rescued his daughters.

Artur Magomedov said that his daughters still were talking and chating with their mother on internet. Artur also added that his wife is still alive and still a member of ISIS.

Saturday, February 16, 2019

WESTERNERS IN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION(1)


Shamima Begum is 19 years old woman from England. She joined ISIS in 2015. Now, she is 9 months pregnant and she would like to return England.

She had lost two children while she was in Syria during her ISIS period. But she said that she did not regret traveling to Syria. She supported the ISIS’s state-building efforts as wives, mother, recrıiters and sometimes online cheerleaders for violence.

Now, she thinks that the Caliphate is over, there was so much oppression and corruption that she does not think ISIS deserved a victory.

In ISIS, an estimated 4000 westerners traveled Iraq and Syria during Syrian civil war and they joined different terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria. More than 550 of them are women and girls.

Saturday, February 9, 2019

What is going on in Venezuela?(2)

Venezuela is a rich country in gold, oil and bauxite. It has the world's largest oil reserves with 316 tons of gold reserves. Venezuela controls the world’s largest proven oil reserves in the world. Despite these natural resources, Venezuelan economy contracted 53% in five years and inflation is at over 1 million per cent. Most of the scholars state that Venezuelan economy did not manage well under Maduro's power. Nowadays, it is possible to buy 54 liters oil with one package of chocolate.

Venezuela has been under the embargo of the United States and many European countries for many years. Due to these embargoes, few airlines fly to Venezuela. Therefore, despite the many tourist attractions, few tourists go to Venezuela.

The country is also experiencing a major economic crisis. Many Venezuelans consider Maduro responsible for this economic crisis. Due to the economic crisis, there have been protests in the country since April 1st. 120 people died and thousands were injured during these protests. In the process, someone tried to assassinate Maduro, but Maduro was not injured or die.

Despite the embargo the United States and western, Turkey, Russia and China support the Maduro. Juan Gualido, the leader of the opposition party in Venezuela, declared himself the new head of state in the previous weeks. First, USA said that USA recognized Gualido as the new head of state. Later, important European countries such as Germany, Spain and England also recognized Guaido as the new head of state.

After the United States recognized Guaido, Maduro kicked US diplomats out of the country. This event has completely ended the political and economic relations between the two countries. 

Maduro states that the US is trying to make a coup in Venezuela. In recent days, the US press reports support Maduro's idea. The US and many western newspapers say the army should support Guaido. Essentially, this openly defends the Venezuelan army to make a coup.

This kind of news shows how the hypocrite of the West. Because for a long time, Western countries show themself as a defender of democracy. 

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

What is going on in Venezuela?(1)

Venezuela is a rich country in gold, oil and bauxite. It has the world's largest oil reserves with 316 tons of gold reserves. Venezuela controls the world’s largest proven oil reserves in the world. Despite these natural resources, Venezuelan economy contracted 53% in five years and inflation is at over 1 million per cent. Most of the scholars state that Venezuelan economy did not manage well under Maduro's power. Nowadays, it is possible to buy 54 liters oil with one package of chocolate.

Some of the people in Venezuela also support these scholars view and they think that this economic crisis in Venezuela is because of Maduro. Also, for a long time, Venezuela is under Western sanctions.


Since april 1, almost everyday there have been uprising in Venezuela. During these uprising 120 person died and a lot of person injured. These kinds of things became normal and a part of daily life in Venezuela.


But last week, something interesting is happened in Venezuela. The leader of opposition party in Venezuela declared himself as a president. The opposition leader in Venezuela's name is Juan Gualido.

Juan Gualido was the Venezuelan parliamentary speaker. He is a young politician. He is just 35 years old. The 35- year-old is the international face of Venezuelan protest. More than a dozen countries have officially backed Guidó’s claim to be his country’s interim president and tens of thousands of people have turned out on the streets to support him.



More than a dozen European Union countries endorsed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president on Monday, piling the pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to resign and clear the way for a new presidential election. Spain, Germany, France and Britain delivered diplomatic blows to Maduro’s rule by publicly supporting Guaido after a Sunday deadline for Maduro to call a presidential election passed without action. Sweden, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Poland and Portugal also lined up behind Guaido, who last month declared himself interim president with the support of the United States and many South American nations.

As it could be seen that now there are two presidents in country. One of them, Maduro, elected with official election. One of them, Gualido, declared himself as a president without any official election. However, most of the Western countries such as Spain, USA, Canada and England support Gualido.

In my opinion, this is a hypocrisy. Because, these countries always imply the importance of democracy in the world but now they start to support an illegal president.  Western countries need to notice their mistake as soon as possible and a solution should be established with dialogue with Maduro in Venezuela.