How Did Protesters in Turkey Get Labeled 'Terrorists'?
Posted: 06/24/2013 11:43 am
"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it."
Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unquestionably an example of the latter, if not of both. Once a jailed and banned politician for inciting hatred, now prime minister, Erdogan explicitly backs his uncompromising stance in the face of protests across Turkey with the 50% support he received in the last election. The PM and members of his cabinet have condemned criticism from the European Parliament and other international bodies regarding the AKP's hard-nosed attitude. Yet, AKP ministers and mayors' on/off-the-record provocative statements concerning protesters have solely been examples of their failed governance and antidemocratic administration.
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