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The Turkish government continues to take action against soldiers and institutions after this month's failed coup attempt.
Amid a state of emergency, 45 newspapers, 16 television stations and three news agencies have been closed, state-run news agency Anadolu said Wednesday.
Anadolu said nearly 1,700 soldiers -- including 87 generals -- have been fired.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week said actions were being taken to remove the "threat" raised during the attempt. Officials have fired or suspended tens of thousands as the government intensifies its vast purge.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/world/turkey-failed-coup-media-soldiers/index.html
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 29 2016, @12:45PM
Two quotes from the man.
"Democracy is like a train: when you reach your destination, you get off."
"You cannot be both secular and a Muslim! You will either be a Muslim, or secular! When both are together, they create reverse magnetism [i.e.they repel one another]. For them to exist together is not a possibility! Therefore, it is not possible for a person who says "I am a Muslim" to go on and say "I am secular, too." And why is that? Because Allah, the creator of the Muslim, has absolute power and rule!"
(google Erdogan democracy is a train)
His agenda seems evil to my eyes, but I can see that it may be the opposite to others.
If the citizens of Turkey elected him after he said this, then is that not their right?
On the other hand, if they chose this path, then if the path causes mayhem outside the country, then those same citizens should be held accountable.
(Which is a bit awkward as long as Turkey remains a member of NATO.)
The question is, did the citizens actually choose this path, or did he steal the election and fake the coup?
An actual, clear evidence trail would be really useful here.
So, where are the TLA's when they might be useful?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday July 29 2016, @02:09PM
I believe Erdogan got right around 70% of the vote. Typical fraudulent elections claim anywhwere from 91 to 99%. (They rarely claim 100% for some reason.)
I think the Turks have asked for what they've got right now. Witness the fact that civilians stood up to prevent military members in on the coup from moving ahead. Good or bad, Turks seem to like Erdogan - now at least.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday July 29 2016, @02:35PM
Voting to abandon democracy seems like one of those things where you should require at least a 2/3 majority :P
Otherwise congratulations, you're probably in the 49% who get fucked over.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"