Posted on 05/29/2023 8:09:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Turkish people take to streets in several European cities including Berlin, London, Zurich Turkish expats poured out in cities across Europe to celebrate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in Sunday’s historic runoff election.
In Germany’s capital Berlin, supporters of Erdogan’s Justice and Development (AK) Party celebrated in several Turkish-populated neighborhoods, such as Kreuzberg.
Kurfurstendamm, one of Berlin’s most famous avenues, was packed with cars and cheering Erdogan supporters.
Celebrations also took place in other cities, including Cologne and Frankfurt.
In the UK, Erdogan supporters gathered at London’s famous Hyde Park, waving flags and even performing the traditional Turkish halay dance.
Several French cities also saw massive celebrations, including Strasbourg, where some 1,500 people gathered outside the Turkish Consulate.
In the Netherlands, celebrations were held at Rotterdam’s Hofplein square, while revelers also came out in the Swiss city of Zurich.
Turkish nationals were also out in Balkan countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.
Erdogan’s reelection was confirmed by the chairman of the Türkiye’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Sunday evening.
According to unofficial results, with 99.43% of ballots counted, Erdogan won the runoff vote with 52.14%, while opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu got 47.86%, YSK head Ahmet Yener told reporters in the capital Ankara.
Future foot soldiers, when Ottoman Empire 2.0 take Europe.
Surprised there are any Turks left in Turkey proper.
I guess they’re not that bright if they wanted Erdogan to win. He’s a little like Putin, except that he’s an Islamist. The economy of Turkey is in the crapper.
They want Islamic domination of Europe. Erdogan supports it.
They're still the "Sick Man of Europe".
Everyone knows the power of the media and has figured out how to play the game. At least the real power brokers.
Erdogan is a de facto dictator and the folks in Europe get their Turkish language media from state controlled outlets.
Most Muslims in Europe are not loyal to their host countries. They will fight for any Muslim leader they believe can take the continent. Turkey is in the best position. Now it may not happen under Erdogan, but more likely with whoever succeeds him.
And frankly with the West abandoning Western Culture and replacing it with wokism, it will be easy taking.
It’s the Fifth Columnists that make Turkey much more dangerous than Russia could ever be.
If it is so great under Erdogan, why they do not go back to Turkey?
Why do you think they don’t go back to Turkey?
Throughout history, people have regularly supported dictators who promise them the moon.
Our country is not immune from it.
Erdogan is an ameba.
He was more moderate when there was the chance of EU membership years past, which the Germans for some time supported.
When the Arab spring started, Morsi was elected in Egypt and there has been a general resurgence in popularity of a more fundamentalist Islam, he became more Islamic.
He’s just exploiting these waves, no different than our “leaders” are with LGBTQIA+, climate change, etc.
Hard to believe that they were even talking about the possibility.
Islamist dictator versus homosexual depravity.
One hell of a choice.
Maybe. But I don't find them to be that organized. Think of them in the same league with the Russians. But without the vodka.
I would prefer a secular dictator like Assad.
Thing is Turkey won’t be alone. They may join forces with the Saudis, and maybe even the Iranians will join too. They could finally unite all the Muslims, who instead have been fighting more amongst each other than fighting the “infidels”.
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