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Erdogan reported to have won Turkey Referendum
The Guardian ^ | 4/16/2017

Posted on 04/16/2017 10:09:50 AM PDT by struggle

Happy Easter.

Erdogan has won the referendum by a very slim margin, most votes originating in Europe by Turks living there (who won't be affected). Major cities all voted against the bill which strips the parliament of much of its power and gives it to Erdogan.


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1 posted on 04/16/2017 10:09:50 AM PDT by struggle
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To: struggle

There was never a doubt.


2 posted on 04/16/2017 10:11:22 AM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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To: struggle

Erdogan is, what the globalists pretend Assad is.


3 posted on 04/16/2017 10:11:42 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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To: struggle

What a surprise! Not.


4 posted on 04/16/2017 10:11:48 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: struggle

What are the odds.


5 posted on 04/16/2017 10:13:14 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: ColdOne

Discrepancies in vote tallying:
State-run media says Yes 51/49 with 97% counted.
Actual vote counting body says 53/47 with 60% in.

Latter would probably favor no as largest cities counted last.


6 posted on 04/16/2017 10:13:21 AM PDT by struggle (The)
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To: struggle

...Erdogan reported to have won Turkey Referendum...

I would rather win a Turkey shoot.


7 posted on 04/16/2017 10:15:31 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: Texas Eagle

>>What are the odds.

Yeah, when you throw all the politicians against you in jail...


8 posted on 04/16/2017 10:16:52 AM PDT by struggle (The)
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To: struggle

Erdogan the Islamic Dictator! A catastrophe for Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe.

Europeans have got to discover some common sense before it’s too late, draw some bright lines and separate from Turkey and the Islamic invasion.

No more immigration, expel as many as possible, an end to blather about Turkey joining the EU. The end of Turkey in NATO is in sight, for sure.


9 posted on 04/16/2017 10:25:38 AM PDT by Enchante (Libtards are enemies of true civilization!)
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To: struggle

“It doesn’t matter who votes, it matters who counts the votes.”

Joseph Stalin


10 posted on 04/16/2017 10:26:34 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Enchante

Agreed-get Turkey out of NATO ASAP!


11 posted on 04/16/2017 10:34:11 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: struggle

The votes were counted months ago


12 posted on 04/16/2017 10:34:33 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: struggle

Kemal Ataturk and his political successors were a brief, blessed respite for Turkey - they made possible the Turkey that Europeans could see becoming a member of the EU. They’re now returning to the norm for Muslim nations.


13 posted on 04/16/2017 10:37:35 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: DesertRhino

This is disgusting but not surprising. Turkey will rise to become a major threat now. Erdogan is essentially an islamo-fascist dictator.


14 posted on 04/16/2017 10:51:05 AM PDT by bjcoop
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To: struggle

15 posted on 04/16/2017 10:52:26 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Enchante

Yes indeed, a catastrophe for Turkey. So much of Istanbul, at least, is westernized. I saw a news feature last year about young people trying to get out of the country, especially young women who look like young women in the Western world, dress that way, have excellent jobs which they’ll lose unless they shroud themselves in hijabs. Heartbreaking.

I was in Istanbul for Christmas in 1994 and saw more Christmas decorations on the streets than I saw in my barfingly liberal town near Seattle. So sad to see that wonderful country moving in the wrong direction.


16 posted on 04/16/2017 10:53:25 AM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: bjcoop

And all of the Muslims throughout Europe are Erdogan’s foot soldiers.


17 posted on 04/16/2017 10:54:03 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Maine Mariner

>Agreed-get Turkey out of NATO ASAP!

Bad idea. If we kick them out they’ll join Russia and given Turkey’s location life would really suck for us.


18 posted on 04/16/2017 11:17:10 AM PDT by RedWulf (At least we got Gorsuch!)
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To: RedWulf

Screw it, I won’t have Turkey trying to blackmail us. I’ll take my chances.


19 posted on 04/16/2017 11:18:11 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: struggle

I wonder when he’ll start calling himself caliph?


20 posted on 04/16/2017 11:19:06 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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