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2023-05-31 The Grand Turk
What 5 more years of Erdogan's rule means for Turkey
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Posted by trailing wife 2023-05-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top
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#1 Erdogan's two-decades in power have been marked by a huge boom in construction.

I seem to recall Erdoğan's family and/or cronies benefited from this construction boom. And all those buildings that crumbled during the most recent earthquake were built on Erdoğan's watch.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-05-31 06:16||   2023-05-31 06:16|| Front Page Top

#2 10 years ago, one dollar bought about 2 Turk Lira

today, one dollar buys about 21 Turk Lira

Granted that one accomplishment is the third Bosporus Bridge which is not just beautiful but also has one of the highest towers of any bridge in the world (about 1000') and is, I think, the widest suspension bridge in the world (about 190'). It opened in 2016.
Posted by lord garth 2023-05-31 09:25||   2023-05-31 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3 I was listening to Sputnik and they mentioned how one of the Turkish Ministers made a statement saying if you are an ally of the Americans, you were an enemy to Turkey.
Posted by mossomo 2023-05-31 15:06||   2023-05-31 15:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I was listening to Sputnik and they mentioned how one of the Turkish Ministers made a statement saying if you are an ally of the Americans, you were an enemy to Turkey.
Posted by mossomo 2023-05-31 15:06||   2023-05-31 15:06|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ The kind of talk that gets them all jiggy at the State Department.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-31 15:08||   2023-05-31 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice hats.



Get those at Target?
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-05-31 17:00||   2023-05-31 17:00|| Front Page Top

#7 ^^ They had to use up those obsolete vacuum cleaner bags somehow.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-05-31 23:15||   2023-05-31 23:15|| Front Page Top

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