The real Turkey isn’t just the land of beach holidays and sunlit coves. There is something far more sinister going on.
The real Turkey isn’t just the land of beach holidays and sunlit coves. There is something far more sinister going on. On the streets of Ankara it’s men in turbans and prayer caps, woman in veils and chadors, and next up could even be burkhas. Prime Minister Erdogan has welcomed Sudan’s vile president Omar Hassan al-Bashir even though he was indicted on charges of war crimes against humanity. And who else came for a grand occasion but the equally sinister Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Holocaust denier, repressor of democratic protests, and champion of the growing nuclear bomb. David Cameron has joined the voices urging Turkey to sign up to the E U, allowing millions of Turks to live and work in Britain. And yes Turkey is a member of Nato with a large US airbase on its soil. But the winds of change are blowing here, with terrifying dawn raids to arrest enemies of the state, crackdowns on the media, and all manner of Government conspiracy theories. Is this why there is such a battle from the West to pull Turkey over to its side and secure some further allegiance, before it is too late and a new Islamist Turkey disappears into the arms of Iran, Syria and the rest.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:02 am
thanks for this posting…..
Mention needs to be specifically made of the ongoing violent repression of the Kurd minority by the Turkish government and the long-outstanding issue of the Turks refusal to recognise the Armenian massacres as genocide.
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Yes you are absolutely right and it is another example of the repressive and undemocratic nature of the regime. Thanks for your comment
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Of course I forgot to mention Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus. I found David Cameron’s speech on his recent visit to Turkey disturbing to say the least….you can read the full transcript at
http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/speeches-and-transcripts/2010/07/pms-speech-in-turkey-53869
DC has brought political expediency to new heights.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Yes so did i and i voted for him. I thought it was naive and superficial
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