phil: dorian jones, think you so much. the wild floods and landslides in southeastern bangladesh have killed at least six ranger refugees and injured many others. heavy rains destroyed the shelters of thousands of people living in camps. since 2017, many of the muslim ethnic minority [indiscernible] in neighboring myanmar. >> streets have turned into rivers within the rohingya camps. days of nonstop rainfall have submerged hundreds of homes. those who can have moved in with extended family. >> when the water came into my house, there was nobody from my family at home to help. i was on my own. but i was able to take my belongings to a safer place. now i am staying with another family in the camp. reporter: homes have been left balancing precariously on cliff tops, after landslides swept away the earth around them. >>he landslide destroyed my house. somehow my family was able to evacuate. it came down the hill and entered my home, totally covering it in mud. all of our belongings inside are covered in mud. there were very fe

in washington and for the other side of the story we spoke to our correspondent dorian jones in istanbul about the anger biden's decision has sparked in turkey. scandalous is what the turkish foreign ministry said in a statement saying this is inflicted deep wounds to turkish u.s. relations while the president of egypt typer the one and a message to the istanbul armenian patriarca said that this issue should be resolved by historians and shouldn't be allowed to be exploited by 3rd party political opportunists while the turkish foreign minister met a charter show low in a tweet said that turkey does need any lectures on on its history and said that this was a great wound to injustice and. peace in the country so a lot of anger also turkey's or main opposition parties have also fallen into line with the government with the noted exception of the. d.p. which does recognize the armenian genocide so there's a great deal of anger in the country and why there is not only a feeling of of injustice historically but also the fear that the growing movement of recognizing armenian genocide could ope

jones hello to you dorian so there has already been a reaction from ankara to the u.s. statement referring to a genocide in armenia what is the turkish government saying. scandalous is what the turkish foreign ministry said in a statement saying this is inflicted deep wounds to turkish u.s. relations while the president of egypt type one in a message to the istanbul armenian patriarca said that this issue should be resolved by historians and shouldn't be allowed to be exploited by 3rd party political opportunists while the turkish foreign minister. in a tweet said that turkey does need any lectures on on its history and said that this was a great. injustice and. peace in the country so a lot of anger also turkey's main opposition parties have also fallen into line with the government with the notable exception of the. d.p. which does recognize the armenian genocide so there's a great deal of anger in the country and why there is not only a feeling of of injustice historically but also the fear that the growing movement of recognize the armenian genocide could open up tu

hello to you dorian so there has already been a reaction from ankara to the u.s. statement referring to a genocide in armenia what is the turkish government saying. scandalous is what the turkish foreign ministry said in a statement saying this is inflicted deep wounds to turkish u.s. relations while the president of egypt type one in a message to the istanbul armenian patriarca said that this issue should be resolved by historians and shouldn't be allowed to be exploited by 3rd party political opportunists while the turkish foreign minister measured in a tweet said that turkey does need any lectures on on its history and said that this was a great. injustice and. peace in the country so a lot of anger also turkey's or main opposition parties have also fallen into line with the government with the noted exception of the shakespeare which does recognize the armenian genocide so there's a great deal of anger in the country and why there is not only a feeling of of injustice a storage clique but also the fear that the growing movement of recognizing armenian genocide

jones hello to you dorian so there has already been a reaction from ankara to the u.s. statement referring to a genocide in armenia what is the turkish government saying. scandalous in his will to turkish foreign ministry said in a statement saying this is inflicted deep wounds to turkish u.s. relations while the president of egypt type one and a message to the istanbul armenian patriarca said that this issue should be resolved by historians and shouldn't be allowed to be exploited by 3rd party political opportunists while the turkish foreign minister measured in a tweet said that turkey does need any lectures and on its history and said that this was a great. injustice and. peace in the country so a lot of anger also turkey's or main opposition parties have also fallen into line with the government with the notable exception of the shakes t.p. which does recognize the armenian genocide so there's a great deal of anger in the country and why there is not only a feeling of of injustice historically but also the fear that the growing movement of recognizing armenian genoc

jones with the latest tonight from istanbul dorian thank you here's a look now at some of the other stories that we're following around the world greenland's main opposition party has won an early parliamentary election the left wing community of the people secured more than a 3rd of the vote victory will probably mean the end of an international mining project the arctic island has substantial deposits of rare earth elements as well as uranium. nepal is experiencing its worst wildfires in almost a decade blazes have been raging across forest in the himalayas and monitoring site ring air quality in the capital katmandu as the worst in the world and international flights have been delayed as thick smoke blink it's the city. space x. has launched its falcon 9 rocket into space with 60 of its star elite satellites on board this flight is likely to be the last space x. mission before the crew to launch later this month crew 2 will take 4 astronauts to the international space station. amnesty international has told the w. news that it's reviewing its controversial decision to strip russi

used or you jones with the latest tonight from istanbul dorian thank you. here's a look now at some of the other stories that we're following for you nepal is experiencing its worst wildfires in almost a decade blazes have been raging across forests in the himalayas in monitoring site air quality in the capital kathmandu as the worst in the world and international flights were delayed as thick smoke blanketed the city. greenland's main opposition party has won an early parliamentary election the left wing community of the people secured more than a 3rd of the vote its victory will probably mean the end of an international mining project only on the island has substantial deposits of rare earth and you're. you're watching news coming up next on our show we're going to check in with the friendship volunteers who have been living in a cave for weeks candy shed some light on what happens so humans in the dark that story coming up in just a moment. amnesty international has told the w news that it is reviewing its controversial decision to strip jailed russian a

but there are still huge differences to overcome thank earlier we spoke to you a bit of course by a dorian jones in istanbul and i asked him how successful the meeting was between the 2 sides well certainly seen this is a major diplomatic when the fact that 2 top officials were paired to come all the way to turkey and meet face to face at a time when these these meetings are extremely rare is seen as a victory in itself and while there was a lot of focus on turkey's to tear aching human rights record at the press conference after the meeting a press conference that wasn't caused by most of turkish news channels here uncle will be focusing on the commitment that they have received for the open. starting off the customs the modernization of the customs union agreement that is a key. also appears the opportunity of possible visa liberalization with the e.u. official fucking about the importance of face to face contact between the 2 that will be seen as possible efforts and liberalizing visas for all of the country to keep them on the. he's definitely seen this is a positive victory given the

you correspondent dorian jones in istanbul asked just how successful the meeting between the 2 sides was. well certainly seen this is a major diplomatic when the fact that 2 top officials were paired to come all the way to turkey and meet face to face at a time when these these meetings are extremely rare is seen as a victory in itself and while there was a lot of focus on turkey's to to rating human rights record at that press conference after the meeting a press conference that wasn't broadcast by most of turkish news channels here uncle will be focusing on the commitment that they have received for the opening and starting of the customs the modernization of the customs union agreement that is a key demand and also appears the opportunity of possible visa liberalization with the e.u. officials talking about the importance of face to face contact between the 2 that will be seen as possible efforts and liberalizing visas for all of the country another key demand of. its definitely seen this as a positive victory given the fact that the u.s. president biden is continuing to ignore th

brent: let's get more from our correspondent dorian jones. he joins us from istanbul. can we say that both sides were successful today in resetting their relations? dorian: ankara certainly sees this as a major diplomatic win, the fact that two eu top officials were prepared to come to turkey and meet face-to-face at a time when these meetings are extremely rare. it is seen as a victory itself. while there was a lot of focus on turkey's deteriorating human rights record, after the meeting, ankara will be focusing on the commitment they received for the opening and starting of customs, the modernization of the customs union agreement. that is a key demand for ankara, and it appears an opportunity for liberalization with eu officials talking about the importance of face-to-face contact between the two. that will be seen as an effort at liberalizing visas, another key demand for ankara. ankara sees this as a positive victory given the fact that the u.s. president biden is continuing to ignore erdogan at the moment following his election victory. brent: what about these ne

let's get more now from our correspondent dorian jones who joins me now from istanbul did even 2 years adore you and so can we say that both sides were successful today in resetting their relations. well certainly seen this is a major diplomatic when the fact that 2 top officials were paired to come all the way to turkey and meet face to face at a time when these these meetings are extremely rare is seen as a victory in itself and while there was a lot of focus on turkey's to to rating human rights record at the press conference after the meeting a press conference by most of turkish news channels here uncle will be focusing on the commitment that they have received for the opening and starting of the customs the modernization of the customs union agreement that is a key and also appears the opportunity of possible visa liberalization with the e.u. officials talking about the importance of face to face contact between the 2 that will be seen as possible efforts and liberalizing visas for the country another key demand. is definitely seen this is a positive victory given the fact that t

let's get more now from our correspondent dorian jones who joins me now from istanbul good evening to yearly door you'd so can we say that both sides were successful today and resetting their relations. well certainly seen this is a major diplomatic when the fact that 2 top officials were paired to come all the way to turkey and meet face to face at a time when these these meetings are extremely rare is seen as a victory in itself and while there was a lot of focus on turkey's to to rating human rights record at the press conference after the meeting a press conference by most of turkish news channels here will be focusing on the commitment that they have received for the opening and starting of a customs the modernization of the customs union agreement that is a key and also appears the opportunity of possible visa liberalization with the e.u. officials talking about the importance of face to face contact between the 2 that will be seen as possible efforts and liberalizing visas for the country to keep them. is definitely seen this is a positive victory given the fact that the u.s. p

correspondent dorian jones in istanbul welcome dorian let's start with that press conference we just heard from off on the line speaking of what else did we hear. well it does appear that while there's ascribing is cautious optimism there was a large part of the press conference was devoted to human rights concerns to bolton to the rule of law stressing that these are important principles for the european union but beyond that we also heard about how they mapped out key demands that turkey been looking for an indication the e.u. does appear to be ready to accommodate some of them we talked about that they both sides agree to work towards a modernizing of a customs union agreement between the european union this is something turkey's been looking for for many years and in fact in the past has been held out because of human rights concerns it seems now that they are ready to enter into into dialogue they also talked about to the importance of person to person the stressing of the importance of this harassment parching student exchange but also turkey will be seen that as a positive sig

correspondent dorian jones in istanbul welcome dorian let's start with that press conference we just heard from off on the line speaking of what else did we hear. well it does appear that while there's ascribing is cautious optimism there was a large part of the press conference was devoted to human rights concerns to importance of the rule of law stressing that these are important principles for the european union but beyond that we also heard about how they mapped out key demands of turkey been looking for an indication the e.u. does appear to be ready to accommodate some of them talked about that they both sides agree to work towards a modernizing of a customs union agreement between the european union this is something turkey's been looking for for many years and in fact in the past has been held up because of human rights concerns it seems now that they are ready to enter into into dialogue they also talked about to the importance of person to person the stressing of the importance of this arrest was part student exchange but also turkey will be seen that as a positive sign to i

correspondent dorian jones in istanbul welcome dorian let's start with that press conference we just heard to us from the from the line speaking of what else did we hear. well it does appear that while there's a striping is cautious optimism there was a large part of the press conference was devoted to human rights concerns to importance of the rule of law stressing that these are important principles for the european union but beyond that we also heard about how they mapped out key demands of turkey been looking for an indication the e.u. does appear to be ready to accommodate some of them talked about that they both sides agree to work towards a modernizing of a customs union agreement between turkey new european union this is something turkey's been looking for for many years and in fact in the past has been held up because of human rights concerns it seems now that they are ready to enter into into dialogue they also talked about to the importance of person to person the stressing of the importance of this harassment project the student exchange but also turkey will be seen that

our correspondent there in jones is standing by for us in istanbul hi dorian can you tell us how significant today's meeting is and what both sides are hoping to get out of it. well this is being presented as potentially a pivotal moment in turkey relations. reset this is what diplomats are talking about and laying down a framework where the 2 turkey in the e.u. could start to work constructively to read together this comes after a year of turmoil between the 2 and the fact that the 2 senior e.u. officials are coming to turkey in a time when people really travel for face to face meetings is seen as a major diplomatic victory for turkey in itself and this is very much a reward for turkey starting. with its neighbor greece she's an e.u. member the 2 countries have even frighten the possibility of military conflict over ongoing territorial disputes in the chin and the mediterranean and the fact now that turkey is talking with greece this is seen by the e.u. as taking a more constructive approach and very much a reward for that approach now they will be looking for concrete measures to look for

correspondent dorian jones in istanbul thank you. russia is vestey a newspaper is reporting that jailed opposition politician alexina vonnie has been moved to a sick ward a kremlin critic was jailed and said no ari and has been on a hunger strike since last wednesday to protest the lack of medical care with parliamentary elections less than 6 months away authorities are cracking down on kremlin critics but they could be facing new threats including from within the traditionally loyal communist party. traveled to the southwestern city of saratov where she met a local politician who is determined not to be silenced. in the footsteps of lenin. sees himself as a politician of the people just like his communist forefathers but he has a huge social media presence. because you tube channel has over a 1000000 subscribers fight for your rights is the motto here. his social media accounts show him fighting against corruption and for more equality including as a representative in the regional south of parliament and beyond that ankara doesn't s

who are working in these movements they said it had a profound chilling effect on all peoples works dorian jones in istanbul and you find them in souvenir shops all around the world snow globes they were invented in vienna in the year 1900 by an enterprising surgical instrument mechanix called patsey and his family makes no globes to this day using the same method he devised more than 120 years ago. shake a snow globe instead you have to turn it on its head and wait until the snow settles then you turn it back over in its norms. after patsy the 3rd knows all the secrets about snow gloves his grandfather avin patsy the 1st conducted his initial experiments in this workshop in vienna he was a mechanic of surgical instruments and an inventor using a glass bowl filled with water he was actually planning to enhance operating room lighting. the windows for the hot more than 120 years ago my grandfather invented the snow globe pure charm something to keep you from so he happened to find some semolina in his mother's kitchen and he tossed some in the bowl of water and it soaked up the water and fl

dorian jones in istanbul now you'll find them in so veneer shops all around the globe snow globes they were invented in vienna in the 1900 by an enterprising surgical instrument mechanic known as evan patsy and his family makes no globes to this day using the same method he devised more than 120 years ago. shake a snow globe instead you have to turn it on its head and wait until the snow settles when you turn it back over and it's no use. after patsy the 3rd knows all the secrets about snow gloves his grandfather avin patsy the 1st conducted his initial experiments in this workshop indiana he was a mechanic of surgical instruments and an inventor using a glass bowl filled with water he was actually planning to enhance operating room lighting. and it was the what more than 120 years ago my grandfather invented the snow globe pure charm something he happened to find some semolina in his mother's kitchen and he tossed some in the bowl of water and it was really floated down to the bottom of the pole very slowly very thought it looks like it's snowing in this glass bottles that's how the i

dorian: president erdogan dismissed it out of hand. they say it was basically wrong. that has been echoed by the court which rejected the european court's ruling, even though the european court is a higher judicial body than any in turkey. they have no powers to enforce their decision. turkey feels it can act with impunity. phil: thank you. now to syria, where displaced people in the country's northwest face increasingly desperate conditions. with ongoing fighting, the coronavirus, and winter but heavy rains and bitterly cold temperatures, tens of thousands of people fled to idlib province a year ago in search of safety, away from the assad regime's attacks. hundreds of makeshift camps were built close to the border with turkey, but they lack winter supplies. the winter weather is making things worse. they have not found safety. a dw correspondent visited a family in one of the camps. reporter: standing among charred ruins, a reminder of a horrible night four weeks ago when they lost their 10-year-old daughter. in the bitter cold, his 10 neighbors were trying to light

dorian jones in istanbul thank you. that's a syria where internally displaced people in the country's north west are facing increasingly desperate conditions as ongoing fighting they could run a virus pandemic is a threat to winter has brought heavy rains a bitterly cold temperatures tens of thousands of people fled to italy province about a year ago in search of safety away from the us that regime's attacks on gravel territories hundreds of makeshift camps were set up close to the border with turkey but very very basic supplies the winter weather is making things worse they haven't found safety but they w correspondent begetter should have visited a family in one of the camps. to bartend frame standing among charred to ruins a reminder of the horrible night 4 weeks ago when up to 5 am just his 10 year old daughter. in the bitter cold his 10 neighbors were trying to light a hole met furnace when the entire tent went up in flames. to build a fire spread very quickly there were huge flames and a motorcycle and some fuel e

let's get the latest on the story with dorian jones in istanbul hi dorian so the sentence is 27 years in jail what do you make of this. well i think the severity of the sentence will come as a shock in turkey given the fact that this room all. smuggling arms to syria will do already in the public domain has been widely reported in other social media outlets but given the fact the turkish president reject any further want to get a person intervene into the case saying that he expects to do a john dunbar to be severely punished will lead to the expectation that the severity of the sentence will not be such a surprise and given the fact that we are seeing severe sentences in relations with altering a freedom of speech earlier this month the kurdish member of parliament of the h.t.t.p. party sheikh them was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a speech he made so it is seen now very much room as the norm these severe sentences for want out of me will have a chilling effect on reporting in turkey turkey according to the us based committee to protect journalists this month rule found that tu

s dorian jones in istanbul hi dorian so the sentence is 27 years in jail what do you make of this. well i think the severity of the sanctions will come as a shock in turkey given the fact that this report of smuggling arms to syria was already in the public domain has been widely reported in other social media outlets but given the fact the turkish president regev tyee further want to get a person intervene into the case saying that he expected john dunbar to be severely punished will lead to the expectation that this severity of the sentence will not be such a surprise and given the fact that we are seeing severe sentences in relation for all to freedom of speech earlier this month the kurdish member of parliament of the h.t.t.p. party sheikh good then was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a speech he made so it is seen now very much room as the norm these severe sentences but i doubt that meat will have a chilling effect on reporting in turkey turkey according to the u.s. based committee to protect journalists this month rule found that turkey was the 2nd worst jail in the worl

s dorian jones in istanbul hi dorian so the sentence is 27 years in jail what do you make of this. well i think the severity of the sanctions will come as a shock in turkey given the fact that this report of smuggling arms to syria was already in the public domain had been widely reported in other social media outlets but given the fact the turkish president rejected a further one appeared to personally intervene into the case saying that he expected very john dunbar to be severely punished will lead to the expectation that the severity of the sentence will not be such a surprise and given the fact that we are seeing severe sentences in relation to the altering of freedom of speech earlier this month the kurdish member of parliament of the h.t.t.p. party cheat good then was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a speech he made so it is seen now very much to him as the norm the severe sentences that aren't out to meet will have a chilling effect on reporting in turkey turkey according to the us based committee to protect journalists this month rule found that he was the 2nd worst jai

let's get the latest on the story with dorian jones in istanbul hi dorian so the sentence is 27 years in jail what do you make of this. well i think the severity of the sentence will come as a shock in turkey given the fact that this report of smuggling arms to syria will already in the public domain have been widely reported in other social media outlets but given the fact the turkish president rejected a further one a bit of personally intervene into the case saying that he expected to be severely punished will lead to the expectation that the severity of the sentence will not be such a surprise and given the fact that we are seeing severe sentences in relation to the altering of freedom of speech earlier this month the kurdish member of parliament of the h.t.t.p. party she. was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a speech she made so it is seen now very much room as the norm these severe sentences that aren't out of meat will have a chilling effect on reporting in turkey turkey according to the us based committee to protect journalists this month rule found that turkey was the 2nd

you want to take you now, to istanbul, to our correspondent there, dorian jones, dorian, what more can you tell us about the trial? well, this is the climax of what literally been hundreds of cold cases. in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt, $500.00 defendants were seanie of former military officials, including the chief of the air force i can burst took. and there were 4 civilians who prosecutors claim with the ringleaders of his military takeover. they, the prosecutors say belong to the supporters of the truly good man who lives in self-imposed, exile in the united states. he too, was on trial and sent here and was also convicted civilians, along with the senior military officers. all received aggravated life sentences, which means they are in eligible for parole and will spend their life in solitary confinement. also a number of the pilots who were convicted of bombing the parliament to receive life sentences. this is all to, to do with this failed military takeover, which over 250 people were killed, 2000 people injured, which you also saw not only the parliament being bombe

want to take you now to istanbul, to our correspondent there, dorian jones, dorian, what more can you tell us about the trial? well, this is the climax of what literally been hundreds of cold cases in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt. $500.00 defendants with senior former military officials, including the chief of the air force can took and there were 4 civilians who prosecutors claim with the ringleaders of his military takeover. they, the prosecutors say belong to the supporters of italy, coolin who lives in self-imposed, exile in the united states. he too, was on trial in absentia and was also convicted civilians, along with the senior military officers all receive aggravated life sentences, which means they are in eligible for parole and will spend their life in solitary confinement. also a number of the pilots who were convicted of bombing the parliament to receive a perverted life sentences. this is all to, to do with this failed military takeover, which over 250 people were killed, 2000 people injured, which also saw not only the parliament being bombed repeatedly, but

dorian: absolutely. efforts are in fact intensifying as we speak. rescue workers have been sent, and the turkish army have been deployed to assist those rescue efforts. the effort is in many ways a race against time because the longer it goes on, the less of a chance you have of finding people alive. phil: this is a region that is prone to >>, i understand. dorian: absolutely. -- this is a region that is prone to earthquakes, i understand. dorian: absolutely. entire country of turkey is prone to earthquakes. istanbul was hit by an earthquake which claimed over 17,000 lives. we are seeing again fallen, collapsed buildings. it has also allowed turkey to develop expertise in rescue operations, and turkey is drawing on that expertise as we speak. phil: all this while the world is in the grip of a pandemic. how is that complicating things? dorian: that certainly is another factor, given that you have hundreds of thousands of people on the streets and finding some kinds of refuge and congregating in very large numbers. turkey is in the group of eight cobi

let's bring indeed every correspondent dorian jones in istanbul dorian what is the latest from izmir. well rescue teams are now frantically searching through the rubble of this devastating earthquake is near a city to over 4000000 people has been violently shaken by one of the most powerful of course to strike turkey in recent years the city mertoun soyou said 30 at least 20 buildings have collapsed many of them are totally devastated and now rescue efforts are frantically working in the rubble to try and find anyone that is still alive the city coastal city was also struck by a mini tsunami which inundated some parts of the city. how is the search and rescue mission going. well this is really a very very difficult operation these buildings which many of them have just collapsed like a like a pancake now involves carefully digging through the rubble now turkey does have expertise from this given the fact that this country is prone to earthquakes many of them devastating and they are now drawing on the expertise but it's a very difficult and painful process you have the dangers of an a

jones in istanbul dorian what is the latest from izmir. well rescue teams are now frantically searching through the rubble of this devastating earthquake is near a city to over 4000000 people has been violently shaken by one of the most powerful of course to strike turkey in recent years the city mertoun soyou said 30 at least 20 buildings have collapsed many of them are totally devastated and now rescue efforts are frantically working in the rubble to try and find anyone that is still alive the city the coastal city was also struck by mini tsunami which inundated some parts of the city. how is the search and rescue mission going. well this is really a very very difficult operation these buildings with many of them are just collapse like a like a pancake now involves carefully digging through the rubble now turkey does have expertise from this given the fact that this country is prone to earthquakes many of them devastating in they are now drawing on the expertise but it's a very difficult and painful process you have the dangers of an aft

jones who is in istanbul dorian active searches i understand are going on right now what's the latest what do we know about the casualties as well. well at the moment there is very limper mation on the number of casualties and deaths but we do know from the mayor of is near sawyer he says at least 20 buildings have collapsed and it's believed that there were people within those buildings when those buildings did fall under this of quake as we speak now there is efforts now to dig into this rubble to try and find people in those buildings we have reports at least one person has been dug out of the rubble and these efforts are extremely dangerous and extremely difficult you can't move quickly for fear of provide leaving to further collapses in the building as we speak now there are emergency services coming from all over the country to help with this ongoing effort to find people believed to be trapped in these buildings it is an extremely powerful earthquake a sim of the magnitude of cause mass devastation in 1909 near istanbul which claimed the lives of nearly 20000 people so this giv

correspondent dorian joins in his simple dorian what did it feel like where you are . well in fact i did feel the tremor from this very powerful earthquake even though it occurred several 100 kilometers away from is stamboul but it was significant enough to the you could actually feel it here in istanbul so there is already a great deal of concern for where the epicenter of the earthquake is izmir turkey 3rd largest city and he and it is also a reminder of people in istanbul of the ongoing threat of earthquakes. so what are you hearing from local media reports and eventually about possible casualties. well we understand is initial reports is that this earthquake was anywhere between $6.07 on the richter scale now that is a very powerful earthquake for turkey there we've got reports certainly from the city of his me which i can i said is turkey's 3rd largest city they cause widespread panic for out of the city people ran out onto the streets we've seen the already images of the building shaking violently there isn't any reports at the moment of casualties but this is a

we're joined now by correspondent in turkey dorian jones dorian good to see you what else can you tell us about what's happening there now go to karbala this morning. well the ceasefire all true stars seem to be in trouble even from its very start according to armenia they say that their forces came on to sustain fire just minutes after the truce was coming into force by zhang claims to its servers eventually areas were under sustained attack from heavy artillery also claims of shot down an armenian fighter jet which it said was poised to launch attacks on its forces after the ceasefire and this just really underlines how precarious is attempted to organizing a humanitarian truce which is only seeking to allow the return of the bodies of those killed to either side and also the exchange of prisoners and this is the 2nd attempt of such a humanitarian truce and both have been organized by moscow moscow likes to see itself as a main player in the region and in many ways its procedure in the region is now on the line if you can't deliver this truce during your base in istanbul of course yo

dorian greece's territorial claims they are backed by the rest of the e.u. i mean what kind of negotiating power does ankara really have. well boy by the fact that the e.u. have made threats of a sweeping sanctions against turkey in the past and even though greece is calling for again tough measures against turkey and believed to be backed by france as well believes it has a very strong position it knows it's a vital strategic partner to europe is the gate keeper for migrants seeking to enter the e.u. countries and possibly can play a similar role in libya given its military presence there on top of the it does have allies in the e.u. countries like poland hungary and it's also courting malta and italy as well and it knows that any sanctions needs unanimity in the e.u. and even if such opposition was marginalized on kronos or any sweeping sanctions against turkey that would cause an a potential economic crisis in the country with europe as well many european banks have invested heavily in turkey and turkey is a key trading partner with many e.u. members incl

for more on this let's get over to dorian jones our correspondent in istanbul during a little perspective right now help big a deal is this for turkey. according to present nerd one he's described as on a story day his announcement saying to us is in a new era now it has to be said that it is the biggest discovery that turkey has found in natural gas 320000000000 cubic meters but it is a lot less than what was what was the expectations some people put figures of over 800000000000 so there has been some disappointment among international observers but turkey is hugely dependent on imported gas well over 90 percent and he imports cost turkey $40000000000.00 every year and one says this will bring an end to the costly imports saying that this will also end pressures on the turkish lira turkey's large current account deficit is blamed for much of the weakness on the lira which hit record lows this month but analysts are also raising a lot of questions they say how much will it cost to get this gas out the black these notoriously deep water see that makes extraction extremely expensive and als

let's get more on this from correspondent to dorian jones in istanbul welcome dorian as we just heard greece and turkey have had tensions simmering for years if not decades in the aegean and eastern med why is this bubbling up now. but it's all up to to do with a massive discovery of natural gas in the region and that really has unfrozen these tense conflict potential conflict between these 2 countries as both countries now see an opportunity of of limitless unlimited supplies of natural resources to their energy hungry economies so both for engage in a scramble for these resources both in the gene sea and the eastern mediterranean and the world sort of looks at these 2 old photos bearing in mind that the 2 countries have come into military conflict before. well absolutely but you go back to 1996 we had a very similar situation where warships from both countries were contesting this uninhabited island of a car dock in the sea and it only took me it was only the time intervention of washington in a late night phone call to both the leaders of greece and turkey where they read the right

let's get more on this from correspondent to dorian jones in istanbul welcome dorian as we just heard greece and turkey have had tensions simmering for years if not decades in the aegean and eastern med why is this bubbling up now. but it's all up to to do with a massive discovery of natural gas in the region and that really has unfrozen these tents conflict potential conflict between these 2 countries as both countries now see an opportunity of of limitless unlimited supplies of natural resources to their energy hungry economies so both are engaged in a scramble for these resources both in each in c. and eastern mediterranean and the world sort of looks at these 2 old foes bearing in mind that the 2 countries have come into military conflict before. well absolutely and when you go back to 1996 we had a very similar situation where warships from both countries were contesting this uninhabited islet of a car dock in the sea and it only took me it was only the time intervention of washington in a late night phone call to both the leaders of greece and turkey where they read the right ta

well straight to istanbul where we joined good of you correspondent a dorian jones joining what more can you tell us about president are the ones motivation in issuing this decree to turn the i.s.o. fia back into a mosque. well prison speaking after the friday prayers said that this had been an ambition of his since his youth to convert the i saw fear back to a mosque. one is a very religious and pious man but there's a lot of politics behind this move has been in power for nearly 20 years but why now he's taken such a dramatic move it is because his ruling a k party is suffering very low poll ratings the lowest since the party has been in office and been hit very hard by the economic woes of the country because the covert 19. epidemic now throughout the ceremony we use all very powerful in images aimed at rallying not of the religious but the nationalist base burdwan recited the koran before the friday prayers commence and then the prayers and cells carried out by the head of turkey's religious authority who carried the assault which is a symbolism of the conquering of istanbul by 1

well straight to istanbul where we joined your correspondent a dorian jones a georgian what more can you tell us about president everyone's motivation in issuing this decree to turn the i.s.o. fia back into a mosque. well prison speaking after the friday prayers said that this had been an ambition of his since his youth to convert the software back to a mosque. one is a very religious and pious man but there's a lot of politics behind this move one has been in power for nearly 20 years but why now he's taken such a dramatic move it is because his ruling a k party is suffering very low poll ratings the lowest since the party has been in office and been hit very hard by the economic woes of the country because the covert 19 epidemic now for out the ceremony we use for very powerful in images aimed at rallying not of the religious but the nationalist base heard one recited the koran before the friday prayers commenced and then the prayers and cells carried out by the head of turkey's religious authority who carried a sword which is a symbolism all the conquering of istanbul by 14 men ma

dorian: well, both. president erdogan made clear this was a lifelong dream to convert the iso feel back to a mosque. given the fact that it has taken him the 20 years in power to do this, it does smell politics comes at a time when his ruling party is at record lows hit by the economic woes the country is suffering because of covid-19. in nicaragua furry of today's event pointed to galvanizing his religious and nationalists base. erdogan recited at the koran wearing a skullcap broadcasted across the country. and they were given by the head of turkey's religious authority. the man was carrying a sword. that is the symbol of the conquest of istanbul by the conqueror. an iconic figure not only for the religious but for turkish nationalists. throughout the ceremony, he had references to may be the conqueror seen as an icon for the nationalists. thousands and thousands of supporters of erdogan came across the country, a rallying point to take part in the ceremonies today. it was very much erdogan seeking to g

germans welcome dorian we know this is a decision to close the presence hearts and what do you think is it more likely to have been motivated by religion or politics. well both president recently made clear that this was a lifelong dream to convert the ira soft back to a mosque but given the fact that it's taken him nearly 20 years in power to to actually do this it does smell politics this comes at a time when his ruling a k party is a record lows in the opinion polls hit by the economic woes the country is suffering because of covert 19 and the corporate feel of today's event all pointed to galvanizing he's religious and nationalist 13 base one before the friday prayers recited to a koran wearing an islamic skullcap images because all across the country and indeed the try to prison cells were given by the head of turkey's religious authority and the man was carrying a sword now that's a symbol of the conquest of stamboul by 40 men with a conqueror he's an iconic figure not only for the religious but also for turkish nationalists and for all the ceremonies today for repeated referen

hi dorian how do you see this is this a religious or a political decision from president are to one. well the president one who is very religious openly acknowledged that this had been a lifelong dream of his to turn guy a sufi a back to a mosque but why now he's chosen to do this after nearly 20 years in power it all smells of politics he's ruling a k party is in deep political trouble polling at record lows albeit still the number one party the trajectory is in one direction down because of the country's economic woes and the congress he today was all about reaching out to one's religious and nationalist base but one before the start of friday pair prayers recited the koran images that were broadcast all over turkey while the head of turkey's religious affairs who led the friday prayers carried all sorts a symbol of conquest of the stamboul while inside the i saw fear there were ottoman banners with symbolic meanings of conquering stamboul and also there was a huge disk with islamic or graffiti and 3 sources again a symbol of conquest and references again again to 40 sultan mehmet