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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Presidential torture - YUSUF KANLI

Presidential torture

Not one billboard was saved. Gigantic posters with “President Erdoğan is honoring our city” inscribed in bold letters decorated the entire city.

Was I in Saddam Hussein’s Baghdad? Years ago at the height of the presidential elections – which were indeed just a joke as only Saddam was contesting – I was in that then-very beautiful city. It was the time of the Iran-Iraq war but the dictator was busy consolidating his power. Posters proclaiming, “Saddam, we are ready to die for you,” and his huge portraits were hanging from all tall buildings and bridges.

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