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The Grand Turk
Turkey arrests hundreds in ongoing crackdown on Afrin critics
2018-02-06
[RUDAW.NET] Ottoman Turkish authorities say they have incarcerated
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
 573 people for criticizing Ankara's offensive in the Syrian-Kurdish canton of Afrin since Operation Olive Branch began on January 20.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
's interior ministry released a statement on Monday saying 449 people have been arrested for allegedly posting "terror propaganda" on social media. It said a further 124 have been detained for participating in protests against the military operation.

"There are laws that prohibit the glorification of terrorism, support for terrorism through propaganda and media. The prosecutors are implementing the laws," Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...
's spokesperson, Ibrahim Kalin, told news hounds in Istanbul this weekend.

The Ottoman Turkish government has been criticized for its crackdown on Kurdish political organizations, particularly the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

The crackdown, however, has not been limited to Kurdish entities.

Members of the Ottoman Turkish Medical Association (TMA), including its chairman, Dr. Rashit Tukel, were arrested last week on "terrorism charges."
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