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What's the situation there? I'm uninformed.
Holy shit. I knew Erdogan was a piece of shit and an autocrat, but I didn't know things were reaching a boiling point
Would the army actually split threads with Erdoğan over this? I'm not even sure if it would even hurt the establishment if something other than Erdoğan won at this point, why would it trigger a civil war?
I would also love to hear more! I have very little understanding of Türkiye but I thought Erdoğan's position was secure. Is the breaking point Kurdistan? Inflation? NATO/Palestine/Ukraine?
Thanks so much for this info, I did not know he was in poor health.
Are you saying you think the nation will keep moving Westwards, even after he is gone?
Yes, that was what I meant.
Some nationalists if they can't even keep the US looters out...
Something something Lenin was right
Tbh. I thought about adding a war for turkey (to distract), but I don't know enough to make an informed guess.