No you weren’t you were making pseudo statements without adding anything, what bearing? You ask a question and then make a statement, thats dumb as it is up your own arse, most people know that the US are based there much to the areas chargrin, your grab on World affairs is lacking or rhetorical, you can choose, I’d go for rhetorical and I’ll give you that so don’t ask if you know just give an opinion of why it has a bearing, fuck me dead.
It’s had a bearing for some time, particularly in us turning a blind eye to Turkey’s human rights issues with the Kurds. The military bases would also be a component of the US’ present containment strategy against Russia.
Is Turkey becoming more homophobic and fascist under Erdogan? What can the West do to combat such attacks? Is this cultural or religion or both? Terrible and sad all the same and we must shine a light on things like this especially as Turkey wants to be seen as more open then other neighbours in the World.
This is a bit worrying. It looks like the Turkish are going to vote to give Erdogan increased power, with the opposition saying its all a fix. Three people shot outside polling stations in apprarent arguments over how they were going to vote. Surely this is crazy? To hand so much more control to a man who has sacked half the public sector and imprisoned the rest (I may check for actual figures later, but it’s a lot). Incidently, the voting is 52% for madness and 48% against.
Let them get on with it, I am sure we’ll find a way to blame the West for this cuddly little rogue strangling of human rights and stability in the region.
I don’t remember that during the referendum. You’re saying if we had voted to remain, Turkey was allowed in. Did anyone tell the rest of Europe, Mr Farage?
Turkey imprisons more journalists than most other countries. It also has no compunction about ploughing into its Kurdish population. Erdogan is an authoritarian that we overlook for strategic purposes, and has taken time out to whip up a bit of anti-European hate in his quest to get these referendum measures passed.
Despite all that, the EU has been courting Turkey for some time. Ford was granted an 80m loan to move its operations there.
Beyond the approximate numbers, any suggestion that this poll, essentially a greenlight for enabling powers, is a bit like the EU poll, is the Bank Holiday chuckle of the day.