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> He was thrown into prison And the same guy, now prime minister jailed a world renowned pianist because he quoted a poem criticizing Islam (for foreigners tec
by nakkaya 13y ago
> He was thrown into prison
And the same guy, now prime minister jailed a world renowned pianist because he quoted a poem criticizing Islam (for foreigners technically court jailed him but they basically control that too) . Repeat after me Turkey as a country does not have a religion. You can believe in the power of the stone for all I care as long as you do not throw it on my head. Erdogan's actions are just doing that. I do not want to live in a country where kissing in public gets you arrested, homosexuals are hanged publicly or my daughter bought/sold like a common house good. When Erdogan criticizes something/someone (this went as far as calling the founding father a drunk which if it wasn't for him Turkey would be Christian country.) it is a democratic right when regular joe/journalist/MP does it he/she gets jailed.
- iuguy 13y ago> which if it wasn't for him Turkey would be Christian country. I really don't understand this? How would Turkey be a christian country if it wasn't for Ataturk? The Seljuks invaded Constantinople in 1453.
- nakkaya 13y agoAfter WWI Turkey was divided between Christian countries France Greece England etc.
- jadyoyster 13y agoAnd that if that'd continued to be the case, Turkey would be a Christian country how?
- afsina 13y agoActually it was Ottomans who invaded Constantinople in 1453. The sentence about becoming Christian country is silly. It is the default cool-aid they give in elementary schools here.
- iuguy 13y agoSorry you're right about the Ottomans, I'd just woken up and seen this in the morning.