2 ms·
* Many of them identify with their (parents' or grandparents') conservative countryside roots. * A community so much oriented towards Turkey consumes a lot of T
by markvdb 9y ago
* Many of them identify with their (parents' or grandparents') conservative countryside roots.
* A community so much oriented towards Turkey consumes a lot of Turkish (the country) and Turkish (the language) media.
* Turkish country media are in Erdogan's pocket. There is not even a semblance of free press anymore in Turkey.
* Turkish language media in the EU with an editorial line not pro-Erdogan have been threatened in every possible way, either directly from Turkey or indirectly. Many have ceased to exist. The best example: Zaman in .be and .nl.
* Kurdish language media have always been under threat from the Turkish authorities.
* The Turkish government has directly ordered the network of Turkish mosques ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Religious_Affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Religious_Affair... ) abroad to create lists of Gülen supporters. Evidence of these practices has led to a diplomatic incident with at least Belgium.
* You may also want to read about media repression inside Turkey like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today's_Zaman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today's_Zaman . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement#2013_corruption_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement#2013_corru... .