Okay, Let's Talk Turkey....

Posted by LetsShrug 13 years ago to News
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Exactly WHAT is going on in Turkey? I've read several articles about the protests/demonstrations and none of them get very deep into what is being protested. This article mentions Mosques being built. A news interview, in the streets of Istanbul, with a young lady who was speaking broken English said that they were protesting Islam and sharia law and they were living there to be free, not for this. I've only seen that snippet one time. So, why are these reports so vague about the issues being protested? And what are those issues?

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  • Posted by iroseland 13 years ago
    Good for the Turks, they are the one place where it really means something if the population is successful in putting down the religious fundamentalists. I have known plenty of Turks over the years, and I don't think I have met one that would be willing to put up with sharia..
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 13 years ago
    My understanding is that the government wanted to build a new mall on the site of an old square. The people protested & the government cracked down. Many of the people are complaining that the President is attempting to turn the country into an islamic state and has threatened to use sharia law. The people don't want that.
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