A Breath of Fresh Air in Istanbul? - Page 2

noonereal · #11 06-08-2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I want single payer here.

Not happening dude. Not happening.

merrylander · #12 06-09-2015, 06:55 AM

The part that gets me is every talking head opens his/her comments with "our long standing friends". Really? With friends like Erdogan who need enemies.

finnbow · #13 06-09-2015, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

The part that gets me is every talking head opens his/her comments with "our long standing friends". Really? With friends like Erdogan who need enemies.

Turkey has indeed been a long-standing friend. It joined NATO in 1952 and was a steadfast ally throughout the Cold War. That said, Erdogan is a prick and hopefully got his comeuppance.

Dondilion · #14 06-09-2015, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

That said, Erdogan is a prick and hopefully got his comeuppance.

Hoping! The electoral majority is still sympathetic to Erdogan's ideology...pro Islam/anti secular.

merrylander · #15 06-09-2015, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

Turkey has indeed been a long-standing friend. It joined NATO in 1952 and was a steadfast ally throughout the Cold War. That said, Erdogan is a prick and hopefully got his comeuppance.

He sure as hell has been no help against ISIS.

finnbow · #16 06-09-2015, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dondilion

Hoping! The electoral majority is still sympathetic to Erdogan's ideology...pro Islam/anti secular.

I'd say it's more of an electoral plurality, as opposed to a majority. I'm hoping this doesn't get ugly as Erdogan struggles for (further) autocratic control.

Boreas · #17 06-09-2015, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

I'd say it's more of an electoral plurality, as opposed to a majority. I'm hoping this doesn't get ugly as Erdogan struggles for (further) autocratic control.

As I said in an earlier post, Erdogan's party earned a plurality of 41% but the liberal and secular parties only got 13%. That's a total of 54%, leaving another 46% of seats won by non-liberal and non-secular parties, some well to the right of Erdogan's AKP. That's where Erdogan will look to form a ruling coalition so the government, if not the country, is likely to move to the right.