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dadsinsuits · 8 months

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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workersolidarity · 6 months

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🇹🇷🇮🇱 PRESIDENT OF TURKIYE, RACEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN AT YESTERDAY'S PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MARCH IN ISTANBUL:

Speaking at the "Great Palestine Meeting," a pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul, Erdogan told the crowd, "Israel, we will also declare you as a war criminal to the world, we are preparing for it, and we will introduce Israel to the world as a war criminal."

Further, President Erdogan told audiences that the Western countries have mobilized politicians and media outlets to justify Israel's continued massacre of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, and added, "Israel is committing war crimes."

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@WorkerSolidarityNews

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contemplatingoutlander · 11 months

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I normally don’t agree with the conservative NY Times columnist Bret Stephens, but in this column, he knocks it out of the ballpark. To encourage people to read it, the link above is a gift 🎁 link, so anyone can read the entire column, even if they don’t subscribe to The New York Times. Below are a few highlights.

“The totalitarian phenomenon,” the French philosopher Jean-François Revel once noted, “is not to be understood without making an allowance for the thesis that some important part of every society consists of people who actively want tyranny: either to exercise it themselves or — much more mysteriously — to submit to it.”

It’s an observation that should help guide our thinking about the re-election this week of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey. And it should serve as a warning about other places — including the Republican Party — where autocratic leaders, seemingly incompetent in many respects, are returning to power through democratic means.

That’s not quite the way Erdogan’s close-but-comfortable victory in Sunday’s runoff over the former civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu is being described in many analyses. The president, they say, has spent 20 years in power tilting every conceivable scale in his favor. [...] All of this is true, as far as it goes, and it helps underscore the worldwide phenomenon of what Fareed Zakaria aptly calls “free and unfair elections.” But it doesn’t go far enough.

Turkey under Erdogan is in a dreadful state and has been for a long time. Inflation last year hit 85 percent and is still running north of 40 percent, thanks to Erdogan’s insistence on cutting interest rates in the teeth of rising prices. He has used a series of show trials — some based in fact, others pure fantasy — to eviscerate civil freedoms. February’s earthquakes, which took an estimated 50,000 lives and injured twice as many, were badly handled by the government and exposed the corruption of a system that cared more for patronage networks than for well-built buildings.

Under normal political expectations, Erdogan should have paid the political price with a crushing electoral defeat. Not only did he survive, he increased his vote share in some of the towns worst hit by, and most neglected after, the earthquakes. “We love him,” explained a resident quoted in The Economist. “For the call to prayer, for our homes, for our headscarves.”

That last line is telling, and not just because it gets to the importance of Erdogan’s Islamism as the secret of his success. It’s a rebuke to James Carville’s parochially American slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Actually, no: It’s also God, tradition, values, identity, culture and the resentments that go with each. Only a denuded secular imagination fails to notice that there are things people care about more than their paychecks. [...] The Trump movement isn’t built on the prospect of winning. It’s built on a sense of belonging: of being heard and seen; of being a thorn in the side to those you sense despise you and whom you despise in turn; of submission for the sake of representation. All the rest — victory or defeat, prosperity or misery — is details.

Erdogan defied expectation because he understood this. He won’t be the last populist leader to do so.

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#the totalitarian phenomenon #populism #trump #erdogan #turkey #people voting against their economic interests #bret stephens #gift link #the new york times

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heretic-child · 4 months

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The Damascus Government imposes a stifling siege on Afrin, Al-Shahba, Sheikh Maqsoud, and Ashrafia neighborhoods in Aleppo, preventing the entry of medical supplies and fuel into these two areas.

Citizen Asaad Abboud said: “We all know what the Syrian regime wants, which is to obtain some concessions from the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria,” and pointed out that what Damascus is doing is contrary to all human and moral values, “and renewing the centenary division of geography of Kurdistan through the policy of starvation and siege.

He added: "The Syrian regime is trying to renew the massacres it committed against the people of the region, specifically the Kurdish people, who were subjected to persecution for a quarter of a century by the Baathist regime in coordination with the Turkish occupation state, which is trying to achieve imaginary victories after the repeated defeats it suffers in the mountains of Kurdistan at the hands of the Guerrilla forces." “They are both two sides of the same coin, and their goal is to annihilate the peoples of the region.”

#assad #erdogan #syria #kurdish #txt

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toscanoirriverente · 1 year

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#Turkey #erdogan #fake news #propaganda #video

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fidjiefidjie · 11 months

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Dessins de la semaine 😁 😉

Dessins de presse de Chaunu, Man, Allan Barte, Placide, Chappatte, Plantu.

Bel après-midi 👋

#artwork #art et talent #dessin de presse #actualités #humour #funny pics #chaunu #man #allan barte #placide #chappatte #plantu #ukraine russie poutine #erdogan #harcèlement #belaprèsmidi #fidjie fidjie

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naderdawah · 11 months

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Tebrikler Türkiye 💗🤍

May Allah Protect all Muslims of Türkiye and grant them victory over the enemies of Islam

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vincentreproches · 1 year

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#affiche #parodie #grande bretagne #erdogan #meloni #orban #viktor orban #mnd #ben salman #mohamed Ben salman

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dk-thrive · 1 year

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There is a correlation between the lack of democracy in a country and the level of destruction left in the wake of natural disasters. In a functioning democracy, those in power can be held accountable, a system of checks and balances will control spending and the public will be informed of every step. Where there is no democracy there is bound to be more human suffering.

The state also failed to carry out swift, systemic emergency rescue efforts. In many parts of the disaster zone, people were left to their own devices, trying to save their loved ones with their bare hands, digging through rubble with whatever they could muster. Some of them could hear voices from under the ruins and experienced the immense pain and trauma of not being able to help their families and friends. A father sat for hours holding the hand of his dead daughter, only her arm showing through the concrete. For impossibly long hours no official help arrived in cities such as Hatay. People trapped under demolished buildings sent tweets giving their location, begging for help. It is mind-blowing that the next day access to Twitter was blocked, at a time when every minute was critical to save lives.

— Elif Shafak, from "Erdoğan, the earthquake and the failings in my homeland." The writer Elif Shafak on a natural disaster compounded by man-made greed and corruption. (FT.com, February 10, 2023) (Via Alive on All Channels)

#Elif Shafak #erdogan #turkey #twitter #earthquake #democracy #syria #syrian #turkish

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workersolidarity · 5 months

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TURKIYE'S PRESIDENT ERDOGAN SLAMS US VETO OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION CALLING FOR CEASEFIRE IN GAZA, CALLS FOR REFORM OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Turkiye's President, Racep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking on Saturday, called for the reform of the United Nations Security Council, and said the United States was standing in the way of a ceasefire in Gaza.

Erdogan reiterated his call to reform the UN Security Council where yesterday the United States used it's permanent seat on the Council to veto a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip where nearly two months of incessant bombing has killed approximately 17'500 Palestinian civilians and injured another 46'000 since October 7th.

"Due to a veto by the US, no decision was reached. It is essential for the UN Security Council to be reformed,” the Turkish President said.

"We have lost our hope and expectation from the UN Security Council."

"Since Oct. 7, the UN Security Council, whose mission is to establish global peace, has turned into a protector of Israel," Erdogan said.

Israeli Occupation Forces resumed their heavy bombing and shelling of residential neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip on December 1st after a breakdown in negotiations failed to renew a short truce between the Israeli occupation and Hamas, which had taken effect beginning November 24th.

Erdogan further stressed that the Israeli occupation is committing atrocities and massacres inside Gaza that shame all of humanity with the full backing and support of the United States, and said that the "butchers of Gaza" must be held accountable "sooner or later".

Erdogan said that a fair world is possible, but not while the United States is siding with Israel, and added that the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights is being blatantly violated in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.

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@WorkerSolidarityNews

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zestingbloodorange · 6 months

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I'm disappointed but not surprised with the fact that people started dick riding Elon Musk even more than before and genuinely believing that he's pro Palestine,believing Elon Musk is pro anything other than white supremacy and fascism is quite literally embarrassing. But anyway did you know Elon Musk have met Benjamin Netanyahu this year to "discuss anti semitism" on X (Twitter) . Elon Musk is one of the most disgusting men on earth and if you like and support him in any way shape or form you're a spinless bootlicker.

And just to add another fact he has met erdogan and took his child with him also this year.

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #gaza strip #فلسطين #غزة #elon musk #twitter #israel is committing genocide #benjamin netanyahu #erdogan #turkey #تركيا #اسرائیل

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heretic-child · 4 months

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In Rojava, a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria, Turkey’s military has been hitting vital infrastructure. Turkey’s bombardments have struck essential infrastructure, including power stations, fuel stores, and food production facilities, leaving over a million people deprived of water and electricity. These attacks seem to be part of a strategy to displace the local population, furthering a policy of Turkification and extending Turkish control over this Syrian territory.

In a notable demographic maneuver, Abdulrahman Apo, a Kurdish political leader, declared that Turkey has facilitated the relocation of 10,000 Arab Palestinians to Afrin, a city in Rojava under Turkish control, altering the population balance and diminishing the Kurdish presence.

Following the Turkish military’s capture of Afrin in March 2018, a strategy aimed at promoting Arabization in Kurdish territories, there has been significant financial backing from various Arab nations.

In 2013, the PYD and YPG formed three autonomous cantons in Syrian Kurdistan—Jazeera, Kobani, and Afrin—and established a Kurdish administration. These semi-autonomous areas were declared a “federal region” by Kurdish and Arab authorities on March 17, 2016. However, Turkey initiated a military offensive against the YPG in Afrin in January 2018, culminating in the ousting of YPG forces from the city with assistance from Syrian Islamic mercenaries.

It is evident that Turkey is determined to thwart the establishment of a Kurdish state, viewing it as a significant threat to its sovereignty, cultural heritage, and historical identity. Consequently, the Kurdish people remain in a perpetual state of uncertainty and oppression, a situation that demands attention and resolution.

#kurdish #turkey #erdogan #txt

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egyedembegyedem · 2 days

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#erdogan #orbán #fideszbűnözők #diktátorok #tolvajok #orbánátok #két buzi

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generallemarc · 11 months

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Pray for Turkey

Erdogan may not be Putin or Xi, but you don't have to be one of the worst autocrats on the planet in order to be a tyrant. And for those who think I'm still using too strong a word: if it's tyranny when the government in America uses eminent domain to forcibly seize property without giving the owner recourse(and it is), then Erdogan's shit more than qualifies.

#turkey #erdogan #kemal kılıçdaroğlu

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politicallolcenter · 10 days

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This one is looking at the both of us at the same time!

#memes #news #politics #erdogan #turkey #israel

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whatevergreen · 1 year

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"On the eve of Turkey’s pivotal presidential election, Twitter has announced on Saturday that it is restricting access to certain accounts in Turkey following a request from the Turkish government.

Despite criticism of the censorship, Twitter CEO Elon Musk defended the decision, arguing that it was a necessary measure to prevent the platform from limiting bandwidth to all internet users in Turkey. It was a choice between “having Twitter throttled in its entirety or limiting access to some tweets,” Musk said, adding that they would post the details of the Turkish government’s request.

The time of the restrictions raised concerns that the aim of the move might be to impact the election’s outcome. Polls show that the opposition’s joint candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu could end President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s 21-year reign in Turkey’s critical elections, with open support from the pro-Kurdish voting bloc. This has led voters to fear that he may resort to illegal tactics to secure a victory.

The account of Kurdish businessman Muhammed Yakut, who previously shared some allegations regarding corruption and criminal activities of the Turkish government is among the accounts Twitter has blocked. Yakut recently promised to reveal details about the true nature of the failed coup attempt in 2016, claiming that the coup was staged, and that Erdoğan and members of his government knew about it in advance.

The Turkish government has been accused of clamping down on free speech and censorship in the run-up to the election. According to Reporters Without Borders, 90 percent of the national media in Turkey is owned by pro-government businessmen.

This is not the first time that social media platforms have been targeted by the Turkish government. It frequently blocks access to popular social media networks at times of political unrest, like in the aftermath of the devastating February earthquakes."

#turkey #türkiye #elections #musk #erdogan

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