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Selin Girit

@selingirit

Senior Journalist @BBC | Covering Turkey, ME and beyond @BBCWorldService | Previously BBC Turkey Bilingual Correspondent

London, England Katılım Mart 2009
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Burcu Ozcelik
Burcu Ozcelik@BurcuAOzcelik·
Why would Iran risk striking a NATO country like Turkey? Tehran’s denial suggests less a story of dysfunction than a strategy of incremental pressure and calculated confusion. Tehran may be trying to raise the political cost of Turkish neutrality and pressure Ankara to do more diplomatically, and quickly, with Washington to help produce an off-ramp to the war. The longer-term question is whether Ankara can convert this crisis into greater strategic weight within Europe’s increasingly strained security architecture by demonstrating practical value to NATO’s deterrence and air-defence posture on the southeastern flank. 🧵
Burcu Ozcelik@BurcuAOzcelik

Third interception. Whether this is fragmented C2 or a deliberate effort to draw Türkiye into the war, the effect is the same. It may also signal a deeper shift inside Iran: decisions shaped more by IRGC logic, with influence of traditional political structures steadily waning.

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Open Source Intel
Open Source Intel@Osint613·
JUST IN 🔴 Turkish security sources say Türkiye is not a party to the war and is acting cautiously to avoid being drawn into the conflict. Ankara warned Iran that those responsible for missiles directed toward Türkiye must be identified and preventive measures taken, emphasizing that "Türkiye has the deterrent power necessary to ensure its national security."
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NATO Spokesperson
NATO Spokesperson@NATOpress·
On Friday morning, NATO again successfully intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading to Türkiye. NATO remains vigilant and stands firm in its defence of all Allies
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Selin Girit@selingirit·
One of Turkey's most popular politicians, Ekrem Imamoglu, is set to stand trial today as the central defendant in a mass corruption case which the opposition says is politically motivated. Considered the main political rival to Erdogan, the Istanbul mayor has been in pre-trial custody since March 2025, and prosecutors want him jailed for 2,430 years. 407 others are accused of running a criminal corruption network with the mayor as its "founder and leader". Imamoglu and his party CHP deny any wrongdoing. The mayor's detention last year triggered widespread protests, hundreds of arrests and a police crackdown. Ever since, he has been held in Marmara prison on the outskirts of Istanbul. Photo: SOPA Images via Getty
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Reuters@Reuters·
BREAKING: Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported reut.rs/4rmOLl4
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Hümeyra Pamuk
Hümeyra Pamuk@humeyra_pamuk·
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says he asked Secretary Rubio about the reporting that the USG was looking to arm Iranian Kurdish militia to attack Iran’s security forces. Fidan says Rubio told him that had no such intentions or effort.
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Open Source Intel
Open Source Intel@Osint613·
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns Iran directly: "We told our Iranian friends: If this was a missile that went off course, that is another matter. But if more is to follow, our advice to you is: by all means, no one in Iran should embark on such an adventure." @clashreport
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Selin Girit@selingirit·
Trump says he’d be ‘all for’ Kurdish ground assault on Iran. “I think it’s wonderful that they want to do that, I’d be all for it,” he tells Reuters aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/…
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Wladimir van Wilgenburg@vvanwilgenburg·
I spoke to senior PJAK official, who denied this. "I think they are wrong when they say that we have already started the war now, but we are preparing for the right opportunity."
OSINTdefender@sentdefender

Kurdish paramilitary forces in Iraq have launched a ground military offensive into Iran against the Islamic Republic, with thousands of Kurdish fighters beginning to take combat positions inside Northwestern Iran on Monday, March 2, an Iranian Kurdish official tells i24NEWS.

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Karim Sadjadpour
Karim Sadjadpour@ksadjadpour·
The greatest countervailing force against the Islamic Republic is pluralistic Iranian nationalism. Reports that the US may fund or arm Kurdish factions inside Iran will alarm many Iranians—and undermine the regime’s opposition. My interview w/ @OutFrontCNN cnn.com/2026/03/03/pol…
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Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour@amanpour·
After a classified briefing from Secretary Rubio, “I have no idea why we entered this war,” Senator @ChrisMurphyCT tells me. He fears “we may be… bombing Iran for months, if not the better part of this year. This is about as incoherent, incompetent and confusing a rollout of military action overseas as I’ve ever seen.”
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Selin Girit@selingirit·
Turkey Head of Comms: “A missile launched from Iran, passing through the airspace of Iraq and Syria and heading toward our airspace from the Hatay region, has been destroyed by NATO air defense systems…. We reiterate our warning to all parties to refrain from steps that could increase tensions in the region and lead to the spread of conflicts over a wider area”
Burhanettin Duran@burhanduran

İran’dan ateşlenip Irak ve Suriye hava sahasından geçerek Hatay bölgesinden hava sahamıza yönelen bir füze, NATO hava savunma sistemleri tarafından imha edilmiştir. Önleyici bir füzenin parçası Hatay Dörtyol’da açık bir alana düşmüş olup, herhangi bir can kaybı ya da yaralanma yaşanmamıştır. Kurumlarımız, süreci anlık ve tam bir eş güdüm içerisinde takip etmiştir. Ülkemizin ve aziz milletimizin güvenliğini sağlama konusundaki irademiz ve kapasitemiz en üst seviyededir. Topraklarımızın ve hava sahamızın savunulmasına yönelik gerekli her türlü adım tereddütsüz atılacaktır. Karşılaşılabilecek hasmane tutumlara yönelik uluslararası hukuk çerçevesinde gerekli karşılık verilecektir. Bu süreçte NATO ve müttefiklerimizle istişare ve iş birliği sürdürülecektir. Tüm taraflara, bölgede gerilimi artıracak ve çatışmaların daha geniş bir alana yayılmasına yol açabilecek adımlardan uzak durması yönündeki uyarımızı yineliyoruz. Tarafların sorumluluk bilinciyle hareket etmesi büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu süreçte medya kuruluşlarımızdan ve sosyal medya kullanıcılarından daha hassas hareket etmelerini; teyide muhtaç, kamuoyunu paniğe sevk edebilecek ve dezenformasyon içerebilecek haber ve paylaşımlara itibar etmemelerini özellikle rica ediyoruz. Resmî makamlarımız tarafından yapılan açıklamalar dışındaki bilgi ve paylaşımlara karşı dikkatli olunması önem arz etmektedir. Cumhurbaşkanımız Sayın Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın her vesileyle vurguladığı üzere, Türkiye bölgede barışın, istikrarın ve diyalogun hâkim olması için yoğun bir diplomatik çaba yürütmektedir. Sayın Cumhurbaşkanımızın liderliğinde ülkemiz, gerilimin tırmanmaması, sivillerin korunması ve sorunların uluslararası hukuk temelinde, barışçıl yollarla çözülmesi için aktif bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bu tür gelişmeler karşısında milletçe sergileyeceğimiz birlik, beraberlik ve dayanışma en büyük gücümüzdür. Devletimiz tüm kurumlarıyla görev başındadır. Türkiye, bölgede tansiyonun düşürülmesi ve sorunların barışçıl yollarla çözümü için üzerine düşen sorumluluğu yapıcı bir anlayışla yerine getirmeye devam edecektir.

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Kurdistan Watch
Kurdistan Watch@KurdistanWatch·
The KDP and PUK are facing their most serious and consequential dilemma since the KRG’s creation in 1991. "The warnings were conveyed after the war began on 28 February. Iran has threatened to directly target the two parties and their leadership if they allow Iranian Kurdish groups to use the Kurdistan Region as a launching pad for ground attacks inside Iran."
The National Context@NatlContext

Iran to KDP and PUK Leaders: Let One Fighter Cross and We Strike You Directly • A key American demand is for the KDP and PUK to allow Iranian Kurdish groups to use the Kurdistan Region as a launching pad for attacks inside Iran. thenationalcontext.com/iran-to-kdp-an…

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Drop Site
Drop Site@DropSiteNews·
⭕️ REPORT: U.S. and Israel seeking armed uprising inside Iran The U.S. and Israel are seeking to trigger an armed rebellion inside Iran using Kurdish fighters in the country’s west, with a potential ground operation expected within days, ITV News and CNN both report separately. According to Kurdish sources cited by ITV, weapons have been smuggled into western Iran since the 2025 war to arm thousands of Kurdish volunteers. Recent U.S.–Israeli strikes in the region have targeted Iranian security infrastructure to weaken defenses ahead of a possible uprising. Sources say Kurdish forces have requested U.S. and Israeli air cover if the operation begins. President Donald Trump has reportedly spoken recently with Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish leaders based in northern Iraq. Analysts caution that Iran has heavily fortified Kurdish regions and would likely respond forcefully to any rebellion.
Murtaza Hussain@MazMHussain

"Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran, in the coming days, the senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN. “We believe we have a big chance now,” the source said, explaining the timing of the operation. The source added the militias expects US and Israeli support." edition.cnn.com/2026/03/03/pol…

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Natasha Bertrand
Natasha Bertrand@NatashaBertrand·
NEW: The CIA has been working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN. Iranian Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western Iran in the coming days and they expect US and Israeli support, a senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN. cnn.com/2026/03/03/pol…
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