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So. Turkey. Opinions? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Massive protests against Erdogan happening right now because of the arrest of the Istanbul mayor. Our media is pushing it relentlessly which always has me wary.

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[–] footfaults@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 days ago

Erdogan has always been bad, objectively. However he was useful to America so they kept him in power.

I think Turkey acquiring the S-500(?) missile system while being in the F35 program really set off alarm bells in Washington and I think after the successful coup in Syria and replacement a more pliant regime, Washington has set its sights on Turkey and hope to install an even more compliant regime there.