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2025 Turkey water crisis

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2025 Turkey water crisis (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I propose merging to Water supply and sanitation in Turkey because:

1) Rainfall varies a lot from year to year, so there has been drought in Turkey sometimes in the past few years and will probably happen again in next few years. A lot of the 2025 info is also relevant to other years.

2) Water improvements are done over many years - for example https://cdniys.tarimorman.gov.tr/api/File/GetGaleriFile/502/DosyaGaleri/7970/suverimliligi_ep_ing_web091124.pdf ends in 2033 and https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/SYGM/Haber/1362/Ulusal-Su-Plani-_2026%E2%80%932035_-11063-Sayili-Cumhurbaskanligi-Karari-Ile-14-Mart-2026-Tarihli-Ve-33196-Sayili-Resm%C3%AE-Gazetede-Yayimlandi in 2035

3) There would be more chance of the info being updated if they were a single article rather than two. Chidgk1 (talk) 11:33, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Alea Nadeem


Alea Nadeem (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Subject has had some WP:BLP1E, but coverage was neither persistent nor did the individual play a large role in it (because she was a child). Current candidates for office do not meet WP:NPOL and therefore the subject does not meet WP:GNG. Only other sources are not independent WP:RS since they are military public affairs promo. Recommend Deletion. Edittttor (talk) 13:37, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

  • Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Women, Military, Iraq, and Ohio. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 14:42, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Redirect to 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9: Sources are primary sources or routine coverage of her election campaign. Redirect should be restored; article can be recreated in mainspace if she wins her race or if WP:SIGCOV of her emerges independent of her campaign. Dclemens1971 (talk) 20:06, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Redirect to 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 9. If I may call a spade a spade, this article would not exist if the subject weren't currently running for Congress. In fact, the article didn't exist until its subject was running for Congress, so that's basically empirically demonstrated. As a result, I'm more inclined to judge this as a WP:NPOL case than as a WP:1E human interest case, and by that metric, the subject is not notable. No notability by virtue of office and solely WP:ROTM sourcing for political candidates. I might be persuaded to support draftification if she looked likely to win her battleground district primary, but that does not appear to be the case either. Redirection is the most merited option here. DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 11:34, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Keep. The nomination rests on three claims that the source record contradicts.
  • On WP:BLP1E. The 1995 Iraq event is not the only basis for coverage. Nadeem has been the named subject of independent reliable-source coverage on at least three distinct topics across more than five years, none of which involve the childhood event:
  • That is five independent national sources across two unrelated subject areas, before any candidacy coverage. WP:BLP1E does not apply when the subject has received significant coverage of multiple distinct events.
  • On WP:NPOL and "campaign coverage is not enough." Notability does not rest on the candidacy. The military and policy coverage above predates the campaign by four to five years. Independent campaign-era coverage is also broader than the existing article reflects:
  • On the "non-independent military PA" claim. The bylines on the sources above are independent civilian journalists: Anna Mulrine Grobe (CSMonitor), Brian Ferguson (Stars and Stripes), Hope Hodge Seck (Military Times), Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory (Air & Space Forces Magazine), Elaine Mallon (Washington Examiner), Daniela Altimari (Roll Call). None are Air Force Public Affairs outputs.
  • On the existing Forbes citation. The Forbes URL in the article is on the path /sites/forbestv/, which is Forbes' editorial video desk, not the Forbes Contributor platform. The host, Brittany Lewis, is a verified Forbes journalist with multiple cross-posted segments on Forbes' official YouTube channel. This is not a Forbes Contributor piece.
  • Honest concession. Coverage of Nadeem's specific command of the 150th Security Forces Squadron at Kirtland AFB does appear primarily in Air Force Public Affairs channels, and there is no contemporaneous independent press on the December 2023 Senate Doorkeepers Director appointment beyond the official Senate record. Those gaps are real. They do not generalize: her broader military career is independently covered, as documented above.
  • The article meets WP:GNG on the strength of significant, independent, reliable-source coverage across multiple events and multiple years. Apnewcombwei (talk) 15:57, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
    Of the five sources you listed to refute the BLP1E claim, only the CSM one even mentions her beyond a single quote, and that is only a few quotes that start 14 paragraphs in. That hardly qualifies as "significant coverage." Edittttor (talk) 19:10, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
@Edittttor — fair challenge on some of the sources; I'll concede the Stars and Stripes and Air & Space Forces Magazine items are closer to passing mentions. The record does include stronger hits I should have led with.
The Washington Post, January 29, 2025 (Hope Hodge Seck, national security desk): "Trump's DEI purge guts Air Force team tackling obstacles for women." Nadeem appears four times by name, identified as the reservist who headed the Women's Initiatives Team, with three direct quotes on Air Force readiness and policy. Her age is noted (40). Her project list is described in detail. This was published three months before she announced her congressional candidacy. This is not BLP1E sourcing. This is the Washington Post covering her specifically, on a defense-policy story, for her own role.
Task & Purpose (2025): Names her as "Former WIT lead Alea Nadeem" across multiple paragraphs with two additional direct quotes. Same subject area, independent outlet, no candidacy connection.
That is two independent national sources — Washington Post and Task & Purpose — covering her specifically on her military policy work, both published before her campaign launch. Combined with the 2021 Air Force Times op-ed by Maj. Kelly Atkinson (USAF Academy political scientist) that profiles her as WIT team chief, that is three sources across four years on a single subject area entirely separate from 1995 and from the congressional race. BLP1E requires the subject to be covered "only in the context of a single event." She is not. Apnewcombwei (talk) 18:20, 28 April 2026 (UTC)
  • @Apnewcombwei, what's with the weird bolding? And bullet points? ~2026-25785-41 (talk) 19:14, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
    This is the second wall of text I've run into by this editor in just a few days. It feels overblown/desperate, along with the wording like "primary named source" which really doesn't mean anything in terms of GNG. We really can read and make up our own minds. Again, as one often requests - what are the 2-3 strongest sources? Lamona (talk) 20:18, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete: PROMO for the political run, I'm not sure there is much to show notability. Being in the reserves isn't notable, the rest reads as a CV. Could redirect I suppose, but that wouldn't be my first choice. Oaktree b (talk) 16:52, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete At least three of the sources mentioned above aren't really independent, and I don't see much beyond the political run. Intothatdarkness 16:57, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Delete There isn't really a notability to the subject, aside from that they are running for a congressional seat. Many political candidates are veterans - some with higher ranks - and they don't even have pages (and I'm not pushing for them to have one). Maybe if she wins the primary then this can be restored, but I don't see a reason to keep it. Just redirect her name to the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebritishsenator (talk • contribs) 18:13, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

2014 Hamrin ambush


2014 Hamrin ambush (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:NEVENT. Reaction to the Musab bin Umair mosque massacre, where this event is already covered. No need for a separate page per WP:NOPAGE. Longhornsg (talk) 02:52, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Needs a separate page just like how 2004 Fallujah ambush led to First Battle of Fallujah. Covers a whole separate event. Ali aj809 (talk) 14:33, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Stifle (talk) 08:18, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

Yerevan Saeed


Yerevan Saeed (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Yerevan Saeed is the director of Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace. The article contains 10 sources, only one gives significant coverage to Yerevan Saeed, an article by Goran Shakhawan in the Kurdistan Chronicle, which may not be a reliable source. Its submission guidelines are here. It is based in Iraqi Kurdistan but takes submissions (seemingly unpaid) from elsewhere. It claims it is non-partisan but it seems quite close to the authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The second source is a transcript of a CNN interview in which Saeed gives opinions on political issues related to Kurdistan. This is not WP:SIGCOV of Saeed.

The third source is an interview with Saeed on the Syrian War on an American radio station KPBS, run by San Diego University. Interviews do not count towards notability for the interviewee.

The fourth source is an interview with Saeed on the Syrian War on an American radio station WBUR, a local Boston Radio. Interviews do not count towards notability for the interviewee, and local media coverage is also dubious.

The fifth source is from Voice of America, which gives a brief quote from Saeed. Whether or not we consider VoA to be RS, it is not WP:SIGCOV

The sixth source is a brief quote in Newsweek. Not WP:SIGCOV.

Seventh and eighth, brief quotes in VoA. Not WP:SIGCOV.

Ninth & Tenth source, S&P Global, dubious for Middle East in my view, but just a short quotes so not WP:SIGCOV.

Directing a think tank and being sought out by media companies for quotes does not make somebody notable. Significant coverage of Saeed himself is needed.

Boynamedsue (talk) 18:19, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Note: A draft also exists for this subject.Boynamedsue (talk) 20:45, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

Delete- Per nomination. The sources, as outlined above, are largely consisting of interviews, quotes, and primary appearances, none of which satisfy WP:SIGCOV. In the absence of more independent, reliable sources for substantial biographical information, the subject does not meet the criteria. Tashmetu (talk) 09:01, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. I will comment at AfD.
I believe deletion is not the best outcome here. Under WP:RS, there are multiple independent reliable sources available, including WBUR/Here & Now, NPR, CNN, VOA, Newsweek, S&P Global, and Kurdistan Chronicle. These are not affiliated with the subject and are preferable to institutional biographies or self-authored material.
Under WP:SIGCOV and WP:GNG, the key issue is not the total absence of independent sourcing, but whether the article uses that sourcing properly. Several of the independent sources provide more than routine name-checks and support a concise, neutrally written biography. At a minimum, the source base supports improvement or draftification rather than deletion. Virginia200711 (talk) 12:50, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
My problem is majority of these sources, while reliable, are interviews. That makes it a gray area when it comes to secondary sourcing. Obviously, they can be used, but not without the support of independent sources that don't rely on the article subject's word. I just don't think they are enough to establish notability. That said, I believe draftification is a fair way to resolve the issue and allow the article to be saved with extra references. Tashmetu (talk) 08:53, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla Ohhhhhh, no! 05:29, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

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