Upcoming Turkey Elections - Erdogan arrests main opponent

KMFJD

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Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated

www.theguardian.com

the tried and true method of keeping your seat of power, just arrest your main opponent on trumped up charges

 

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brycejones

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There is the real Erdogan.

 

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feralkid

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=insert barf emoji here=

 

pete6032

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Setting up the playbook for Trump.

 

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hal2kilo

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KMFJD said:

Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated

www.theguardian.com

the tried and true method of keeping your seat of power, just arrest your main opponent on trumped up charges

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Trump will spend a lot of energy to see how this is done.

 

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I am starting to suspect that Erdogan is about to change sides even in NATO. And the neighbours will start as new brand war against them.
Even the Kurdish and Sirians will see the betrayal

 

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Brainonska511

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DZero said:

I am starting to suspect that Erdogan is about to change sides even in NATO. And the neighbours will start as new brand war against them.
Even the Kurdish and Sirians will see the betrayal

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MOEGA.

Make (the) Ottoman Empire Great Again.

 

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iRONic

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KMFJD said:

Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated

www.theguardian.com

the tried and true method of keeping your seat of power, just arrest your main opponent on trumped up charges

Click to expand...

Pun intended…?

 

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GodisanAtheist

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KMFJD said:

Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated

www.theguardian.com

the tried and true method of keeping your seat of power, just arrest your main opponent on trumped up charges

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-Well played sir.

 

Oric

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His successor would probably be the head of Turkish Intelligence (MIT) Hakan Fidan, there we have our Putin.

 

Jaskalas

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As someone who values Democracy and liberal concepts like human rights, it is no small part distressing to see so many nations fall to tyranny.

 

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Sonikku

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Coming soon to a Western country near you.

 

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