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Turkish election outcome is blow to Erdoğan and breakthrough for Kurds
The Guardian ^
| June 7, 2015
| Simon Tisdall
Posted on 06/07/2015 3:59:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The mould-breaking outcome of Turkey’s general election on Sunday will be viewed as a personal rebuff for the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and as a historic political breakthrough for the country’s 18 million-strong Kurdish minority, which will be represented by a political party in parliament for the first time.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: akp; erdogan; hdp; kurdistan; receptayyiperdogan; turkey; turkeyelectionresult; turkeykurds
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
06/07/2015 4:00:07 PM PDT
by
Tzfat
To: MinorityRepublican
good for the Kurds. and I didn’t know there were 75 million Turkish. wow.
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posted on
06/07/2015 4:01:33 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: dp0622
Didn’t know there’s 18 million Kurds.
To: MinorityRepublican
Great News! Erdogaan has finally been found out. i am sure Ataturk’s ghost is smiling!
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posted on
06/07/2015 4:57:41 PM PDT
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
To: MinorityRepublican; LucyT; azishot
From the article: "As Sunday’s results confirmed, Erdoğan had a bad campaign and was punished for it. His divisive behaviour was rejected by voters and rebounded on him. He emerges a weakened and diminished figure, with his reputation and influence much reduced." Compliments to the Turks. We can't say that much about our "fellow Americans" who voted 0b0z0 in twice and about to do the same for Hitlery.
To: All
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posted on
06/07/2015 5:38:15 PM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: Tzfat
It is awesome, if only because it will force Erdogan to drop the act and show his totalitarian islamist intentions. He has intended form the beginning to be a traditional Mideast strongman in the mold of Saddam Hussein or Assad. Now that the election went poorly he will bare his teeth.
To: MinorityRepublican
The mould-breaking outcome of Turkey’s general election ... While I grant you that the smell of the current Turkish leadership smells like mould, I think that the writer meant to say mold. English, it is so funny!
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posted on
06/07/2015 6:04:20 PM PDT
by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: MinorityRepublican
Good for the Kurds. They got to tell their arrogant to go f himself and I hope we will tell Liberals in 2016, to do the same.
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posted on
06/07/2015 6:20:34 PM PDT
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: hinckley buzzard
It is awesome, if only because it will force Erdogan to drop the act and show his totalitarian islamist intentions. He has intended form the beginning to be a traditional Mideast strongman in the mold of Saddam Hussein or Assad. Now that the election went poorly he will bare his teeth. Until Erdogan became President, Turkey was the only country that proved that Islam is compatible with democracy.
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