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The Grand Turk
Erdogan: My entire nation is an army and we're not afraid to sacrifice martyrs
2020-09-13
[WND] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan long has declared his intention to restore the Ottoman Empire.

Time magazine notes Erdogan has been tightening "his grip on social media freedom" and even is considering pulling Turkey out of what "is known, now farcically, as the 2011 Istanbul Convention, a treaty of the Council of Europe that commits countries to protecting women from domestic violence."

There is truth in Erdogan's well-known attempts to "resurrect" the Ottoman Empire "or to style himself a sultan," Time said.

Now, the Middle East Media Research Institute says Erdogan has moved beyond his previous stance.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Where's Tamerlane when we need him?

We need him to go Ankara circa 1402 on these fools.
Posted by: charger   2020-09-13 13:48  

#6  Where's Ghengis Kahn when you need him?
Posted by: AlanC   2020-09-13 12:18  

#5  #3 Spot on. This Erdogan is as spell check suggests is really the underdog.
Posted by: Dale   2020-09-13 09:26  

#4  Good.

We ain't afraid to kill them either.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-09-13 09:16  

#3  we're I'm not afraid to sacrifice martyrs
...as long as they're not me....
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-09-13 09:11  

#2  I think, Patton had something to say about this?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-13 08:19  

#1  "we"?

A good chunk of Turkey is other ethnicities, most of whom have scores to settle with the Turks.

I'd say clandestinely arming a lot of them and telling them they can keep what they loot would go a long ways to keeping Erdogan busy in his own yard.
Posted by: Theager Borgia1057   2020-09-13 06:31  

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