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Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:24 am
by TheGrumpyGeeljire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txd31xdODMc

Here is an article on Aljazeera:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Western leaders for failing to show solidarity with Ankara over a failed coup attempt, saying countries who worry more about the fate of the perpetrators than democracy cannot be Turkey's friends.


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Speaking at the presidential palace in Ankara late on Friday, Erdogan said Western leaders who were criticising the Turkish government's reaction to the July 15 coup attempt should "mind their own business".

"When five-10 people die in a terror attack, you [Western countries] set the world on fire," he said.

"But when there is a coup attempt against the president of the Turkish Republic, who always protects the democratic parliamentary system and who was elected with 52 percent of the general vote, instead of siding with the government, you side with the perpetrators."

Since the failed coup attempt, more than 18,000 people, including soldiers, judges, prosecutors and civil service workers, have been detained in Turkey.

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Of them, more than 8,000 have been charged, according to the latest interior ministry figures. Scores of media organisations have also been ordered to shut down.

The rapid pace of arrests since the failed coup has worried many of Turkey's allies, with some saying they see the country, which is currently under a state of emergency, going down an increasingly authoritarian road.

Dropping of 'insult' lawsuits

During his speech at the presidential palace, Erdogan also announced that he was withdrawing, as a one-off gesture, all lawsuits filed against people for insulting him, a move he said was triggered by "feelings of unity against the coup attempt".

"I forgive them," he said.

Earlier on Friday, Erdogan also criticised the head of the US general command for suggesting that crackdowns in the Turkish military after the failed coup attempt had harmed the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

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"I am concerned that it will impact the level of cooperation and collaboration that we have with Turkey which has been excellent frankly," General Joseph Votel said on Thursday, speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, US.


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"Know your place" Erdogan said in response on Friday, using one of his favourite expressions of anger.

“The US general [Joseph Votel] stands on the coup plotters' side with his words. He disclosed himself via his statements," Erdogan said, as he repeated calls for the US extradite Fethullah Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based cleric and businessman blamed by Turkey for the coup attempt.

Following Erdogan's comments, Votel issued a statement denying he was supporting the coup plotters .

"Any reporting that I had anything to do with the recent unsuccessful coup attempt in Turkey is unfortunate and completely inaccurate," Votel said in his statement.

"Turkey has been an extraordinary and vital partner in the region for many years. We appreciate Turkey's continuing cooperation and look forward to our future partnership in the counter-ISIL fight."

Strangely enough, this hasn't been reported on major western media outlets :)

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 12:56 pm
by NoAngst
It's ravings of increasingly demented and paranoid leader. He doesn't deserve to be taken seriously.

Remember, this is the same dude who interjects himself in the internal affairs of other countries. Syria is a good example.

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:14 pm
by TheGrumpyGeeljire
NoAngst wrote:It's ravings of increasingly demented and paranoid leader. He doesn't deserve to be taken seriously.

Remember, this is the same dude who interjects himself in the internal affairs of other countries. Syria is a good example.
Just because he is not a puppet and an independent leader, you call him 'demented' and 'paranoid'. You are exactly the sort of person who celebrates when the US and their minions invade, occupy and destroy countries in the name of 'democracy'. Turkey is not a minion of the USA anymore. Suck on it.

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:31 pm
by Libix
geesi iga dheh :heart:

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:59 pm
by hangool79
I hope Allah gives Turkey and Erdogan continued victory, hopefully INSHALLAH Turkey shall also gain nuclear capability, I know the yankees have remote control over the incirlik nuclear warheads who are also manned by american personell, but we shall see

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:41 pm
by cyanide
Erdogan!

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:04 pm
by whitehartlane
May he live long and reign for ever longer

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:17 pm
by Machiavelli2
If this RT news source is to be believed, Erdogan is very suspicious of NATO and the Americans in particular and he has less support from the military hierarchy for asking his civilian supporters to surround and storm the air-base.


1,000s Turkish forces surround NATO’s Incirlik air base for ‘inspection’ amid rumors of coup attempt.

https://www.rt.com/news/354042-turkish- ... nato-coup/

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 4:54 am
by original dervish
He was doing the bidding of the US/Israel......now they've discarded him just like Saddam, Qaddafi, Mubarak et el. :)

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 9:22 am
by NoAngst
TheGrumpyGeeljire wrote:
NoAngst wrote:It's ravings of increasingly demented and paranoid leader. He doesn't deserve to be taken seriously.

Remember, this is the same dude who interjects himself in the internal affairs of other countries. Syria is a good example.
Just because he is not a puppet and an independent leader, you call him 'demented' and 'paranoid'. You are exactly the sort of person who celebrates when the US and their minions invade, occupy and destroy countries in the name of 'democracy'. Turkey is not a minion of the USA anymore. Suck on it.
No. And just because a leader is not a lackey doesn't mean he/she is a good leader. Kim Jong-Un has virtually no allies let alone overlords and yet he's horrible leader. You need to be rational and objective in your assessment.

The Iraq invasion had nothing to do with "democracy." It was all about payback for 9/11. The US wanted to send a message to the Muslim world that if you knockdown two of our towers, we'll destroy two of your countries. And that's exactly what they did; Iraq is in ruins today and Afghanistan is only marginally better. Anyways, I've already registered my disapproval of the Iraq war (search my posts) so you don't have to lie about me.

Ilaahey ha ku soo hanuuniyo, ninyahow marinhabaabsan!

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 4:27 pm
by TheGrumpyGeeljire
NoAngst wrote:
TheGrumpyGeeljire wrote:
NoAngst wrote:It's ravings of increasingly demented and paranoid leader. He doesn't deserve to be taken seriously.

Remember, this is the same dude who interjects himself in the internal affairs of other countries. Syria is a good example.
Just because he is not a puppet and an independent leader, you call him 'demented' and 'paranoid'. You are exactly the sort of person who celebrates when the US and their minions invade, occupy and destroy countries in the name of 'democracy'. Turkey is not a minion of the USA anymore. Suck on it.
No. And just because a leader is not a lackey doesn't mean he/she is a good leader. Kim Jong-Un has virtually no allies let alone overlords and yet he's horrible leader. You need to be rational and objective in your assessment.

The Iraq invasion had nothing to do with "democracy." It was all about payback for 9/11. The US wanted to send a message to the Muslim world that if you knockdown two of our towers, we'll destroy two of your countries. And that's exactly what they did; Iraq is in ruins today and Afghanistan is only marginally better. Anyways, I've already registered my disapproval of the Iraq war (search my posts) so you don't have to lie about me.

Ilaahey ha ku soo hanuuniyo, ninyahow marinhabaabsan!
Erdogan is not a bad leader just because the Western says so. I suggest you research about him on your own instead of relying on the lies propagated by self-righteous Western-backed political 'experts'.

Re: Erdogan to the West 'Mind your own business'

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:00 pm
by original dervish
What are you talking about.....Erdogan was the main reason Syria/Libya are on fire.