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Ataturk must be turning in his grave

Reader comment on item: Adding Turkey to the "State Sponsors of Terrorism" List

Submitted by Carlos Malleum (United Kingdom), Dec 19, 2014 at 05:22

What Erdogan has done to Turkey over the last decade is disgusting. He has betrayed the legacy of Ataturk. Turkey was once a shining example of a state with a great deal of pride in its secular status and in its democratic history in the 20th C. 20 years ago you could go to Istanbul and the veil wearing thobe wearing orthodox muslims were looked upon as odd and backward by most of the population. They rarely ventured out of the area around the Fatith Mosque and were a rare site in the cosmopolitan areas of the city. The Aya Sophia's status as a museum was enshrined.

Ataturk knew how dangerous the lure of Islamism was to progress and therefore he created a culture in the army that guaranteed the secular state and intervened when it saw this being threatened. This upset the EU who were not happy about democracy being undermined by the army but democracy only works if the voters share a national principle.

Erdogan has systematically undermined the secular state and is dragging Turkey kicking and screaming back to the dark ages of the Ottoman Caliphate.

a tragedy

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Turkey is terror sponsor [174 words]BobsaysJul 13, 2015 21:23224186
2An Egyptian court will consider the designation of Turkey as a state that supports terrorism [86 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 7, 2015 12:53220925
Being on the "Terrorist Sponsor" list seems to come with benefits [381 words]Michael SJan 4, 2015 04:14220089
1Cyprus has to be dealt with [57 words]Michael Hanni MorcosDec 30, 2014 16:52220027
3Ataturk must be turning in his grave [191 words]Carlos MalleumDec 19, 2014 05:22219852
4The Muslim brotherhood and Erdogan [72 words]dhimmi no moreDec 7, 2014 12:01219662
2Turkey Presents an Unusual Case of State-Sponsorship of Terrorism [106 words]AlexNov 29, 2014 19:58219558
Coincidence When Hagel Was Fired? [68 words]DaveNov 28, 2014 12:17219533

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