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Thanks for the compliments about Turkish people, jacquesm. I can say that things have improved in the last couple of days; violence of police has been more or

Thanks for the compliments about Turkish people, jacquesm. I can say that things have improved in the last couple of days; violence of police has been more or less throttled, the local media has started covering the news, and members of the gov't, the deputy PM, the President and even pro-goverment journalists have started realizing the significance of this issue. I would say the main opposition is actually against the PM Erdogan himself now, who has yet to show respect for us. We will see whether he will change his mind in a few days and apologize (not very likely), when he returns from his trip to Algeria.

jacquesm 13y ago
I found it absolutely incredible that Erdogan would leave for a trip to Algeria (of all places) rather than to address these obviously very urgent domestic issues. Whatever he's doing in Algeria I can't imagine that it is more important than to solve the domestic crisis first. It's almost insulting.
- makmanalp 13y ago
  It is insulting, that's the point. Erdogan is no stranger to provoking people, and then demonizing them in the ensuing outrage. Like when he called the protestors 3-5 bandits, or when he called the founders of the constitution two drunkards (and they did drink, but so what?), or when he said "if you have 100 thousand people on the streets, I'll bring out a million" (all easily googleable, don't have time to link now). His bully-like attitude is partly why he's losing sympathy even among his own supporters and party, which contain a spectrum from conservative-moderates to ultra-conservatives.
- Buzaga 13y ago
  it's a strategy... he's probably trying to dismiss the issue, doing the silence strategy hoping things will cool down on their own