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Thanks for sharing this and i'm currently in the capital city of Turkey (ankara). I'm one of those protesters. I can answer questions if someone wants to ask s

• StavrosK 13y ago
  From a Greek neighbour, good luck!
  • ayi 13y ago
    Thanks :) You are our role models :)
    • StavrosK 13y ago
      You should pick better role models :P I wish you didn't have to fight so hard to get your government to respect your wishes, but I hope they'll back down soon.
  • eric_bullington 13y ago
    Very nice, StavrosK. As someone who has spent a lot of time in Turkey, I've been impressed at the generosity and goodwill from the Greek people toward the Turks in times of great need recently, like during the last two earthquakes. And vice versa, from the Turks to the Greeks. It's actions like this, and messages like StavrosK, that give me hope about the future of these two neighbors.
    • StavrosK 13y ago
      Yeah, as far as that old rivalry goes, I think our grandparents were around the last ones to really feel it (what with the wars going on). Like you said, during recent earthquakes, the two countries were among the first to send each other aid. On a personal level, I think that someone's place of birth is a poor predictor of how much I'll like them.
• maeon3 13y ago
  Can you provide some photographic proof that you are who you say you are, edit: (sorry, the ability to remain anonymous is very important as lives are on the line). You might want to use a throw-away in that case as well because usernames can be tracked.
  • jacquesm 13y ago
    > Can you provide some photographic proof that you are who you say you are, like maybe a picture of the riots (in bitbucket) linked in your profile here, with an embedded message to this post that isn't Photoshopped? wtf? Are you the identity police around here? Would you like the man to get a police visit? This comment and the one you posted below really make no sense at all.
  • ayi 13y ago
    I don't think i can do this. Maybe you know Turkey as a modern, democratic country but we are not. I'm currently using Tor because of fear. You can face court in Turkey because of just re-tweeting something. edit: sorry for my english. edited for some grammer mistakes.
    • maeon3 13y ago
      Ah, well then we'll take it on faith then. Why did you join the protest?
      • ayi 13y ago
        Because current government tries to change how we live. I think government's job is just trying to boost the economy, trying to not get into any war, paying the debts to IMF and etc. But current ruling party forces our life styles into a shape which they draw. Just one example: - Taksim Square is a famous tourist attraction centers of Istanbul. - Government first said to bars (pubs): "you can't put stalls on front of your bar." People protested just on facebook and twitter. - They said: "you can't sell alcohol after 10pm but you can sell other things". Nothing happened. Just some protests but our PM labeled protesters as "alcoholics". - After that they said: "Nope! No alcohol after 10 PM even for stores. You can't go to pubs, you can't buy from stores." People protested but PM said "So, you wanna raise your children as alcoholics?! We can't let this happen!" You smell where these is going? Current ruling party tries to divide Turkey in two sides. "Religious good citizens" vs "atheists, lgbts, alcoholics, left-wings" etc. Someone had to tell them "just because you are ruling party, you can't make everything you want". and we are trying to tell them this. by the way, sorry for my english again.
• lifeguard 13y ago
  You can never be defeated in non-violence! Solidarity from the USA!
  • ayi 13y ago
    Thank you so so so much.