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Mick	16-04-2017 20:20

Turkey's President Erdogan on Brink of Dictatorship

This cannot be good....

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Turkey's main opposition party has said it will call for a recount in up to 60% of votes as exit polls show the "yes" campaign to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan new powers is narrowly ahead.

State-run Anadolu news agency said votes in favour of allowing 18 constitutional changes stood at 51.3% with 98% of ballots counted.

The changes would replace Turkey's parliamentary system of government with a presidential one and could see Mr Erdogan remain in office until at least 2029.

Presidential sources claimed that Mr Erdogan has said the result of the referendum is clear.

Opinion polls had shown a narrow lead for a "yes" vote before Sunday's ballot, but the country's three largest cities - Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir - and the mainly Kurdish southeast looked set to vote "no".

http://news.sky.com/story/turkey-ref...ident-10839890

Taf	16-04-2017 21:16

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Ataturk will be spinning in his grave.

And a lot of his opponents will be locked up in days....

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I hope the EU has plenty of space for Turkish refugees i.e. almost anyone who voted against him.

Osem	16-04-2017 22:05

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35895001)

Yeah, looks like the EU has another Putin on its borders.

Gavin78

17-04-2017 01:23

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Looks like the human race is pretty fk'd they'll be moving the hands on the dooms day clock pretty soon

deadite66

17-04-2017 08:14

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and people wonder why some have a view that Islam is incompatible with democracy.

pip08456

17-04-2017 08:38

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It would appear he has won.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...MCNEWEML6619I2

Maggy

17-04-2017 09:23

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There's some space under my dining room table if you need it..

papa smurf

17-04-2017 09:45

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35895057)

It would appear he has won.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...MCNEWEML6619I2

do you know the target coordinates i'll pre-program the missiles :shocked:

Anypermitedroute

17-04-2017 09:54

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 35895067)

do you know the target coordinates i'll pre-program the missiles :shocked:

Surely you would want to be respecting the democratic process and expecting him to implement the will of the people :confused:

papa smurf

17-04-2017 10:08

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Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute (Post 35895069)

Surely you would want to be respecting the democratic process and expecting him to implement the will of the people :confused:

unless he rigged the election :shocked::shocked::shocked:

this guy is trouble but if it is as you say the democratic will of the people to become a target then that's their choice and must be respected i'll write respect on the missile casing :)

wonder what the EU stance on dictators is

heero_yuy

17-04-2017 10:24

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I see that Istanbul and several other large areas voted against. Does that mean they'll do a Scotland and demand independence? ;)

Osem	17-04-2017 11:01

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Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute (Post 35895069)

Surely you would want to be respecting the democratic process and expecting him to implement the will of the people :confused:

What you mean like all those other despots who hold supposed 'elections' but rig them through campaigns of intimidation? :confused:

Just look at what he's already done in terms of silencing any opposition.

Taf	17-04-2017 12:17

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It's turkeys voting for Xmas.... Putin 2 has been made.

Mick	17-04-2017 14:18

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Unofficially marked papers being counted as part of the vote, is suspicious and needs investigating. Opposition party leaders is calling for the vote to be annulled.

RizzyKing

17-04-2017 17:59

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Did anyone expect erdogan to do this properly and legitimately i didn't and i gaurantee this vote doesn't stand upto scrutiny I'm also sure it doesn't matter as somewhere in these new powers will be his power to ignore whatever he doesn't like or agree with.

Osem	17-04-2017 18:06

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Yeah a vote on giving himself even more power was bound to be fair wasn't it and I don't suppose he'll abuse them at all... :rolleyes:

Damien

17-04-2017 18:15

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Even with the possibility that some of this was rigged you have to wonder why people voted to give him more power. Wasn't his role largely symbolic, i.e akin to the German President, at first?

What people will vote for if they're convinced of the threat of enemies is amazing.

Osem	17-04-2017 18:22

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35895132)

Even with the possibility that some of this was rigged you have to wonder why people voted to give him more power. Wasn't his role largely symbolic, i.e akin to the German President, at first?

What people will vote for if they're convinced of the threat of enemies is amazing.

I dare say a good many believe he'll use that power to look after them and crack down severely on anyone who disagrees. Others will have been intimidated into voting the way they did. It's how the likes of Robert Mugabe have stayed in power for so long.

Uncle Peter

18-04-2017 19:51

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Regardless of what people think of Erdogan though: A more secular aligned government would be particularly vulnerable at this time to being underminded by even more undesirable elements. Turkey is afterall on the frontline against IS/Daesh or whatever they want to be called today. Better the devil you know and that.

NATO needs Turkey for it's strategic importance in the region and Turkey (Erdogan) needs NATO to hide behind when he's puffing out his chest and swinging his junk around

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