Where do you get that information?
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Lucky you. I lived there for 18 months, several friends were killed by the locals for reasons stated. Other things I witnessed or narrowly escaped.
They are good hosts because custom requires it. All our personnel were armed. Going in and out is not the same as living there.
Watched Turk military beat another Turk mil guy until his brains spread over the pavement ...
Street riot in Ankara was put down in 1967 with jets using napalm.
Yes I am bias, having lived it.
Unless the Military unseats the present government, they will go all the way. This is not too likely since Erdogan purged the Attaturk supporters and is working with Iran.
So you were there before martial law. Those were definitely bad times, but nothing like that now. Very different situation on the ground. I did a tour in 83 during martial law and again 96-98 during the “soft” coup. And have lived there on and off since 2004 due to family living there. It’s a lot different now and was better and more cosmopolitan, but with Erdogan stirring up populism, I think it may get worse before better. The majority are NOT what you described...a vocal minority yes. It may be different for me somewhat since I also speak the language, but times are different than those days. They certainly are not the people you make them out to be. Those were different days.