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    Turkey says EU exercising democracy selectively, wrong to stand by Netherlands
    http://reut.rs/2mHp1CQ

    BUT WAIT...Turkey under Erdogan is this flaming symbol of true and perfect democracy????

    New York Times World

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    April vote in Turkey "will be the first unfair — and at least partially unfree — election" there since 1950 -analyst
    http://nyti.ms/2mDxpS1

    THIS is exactly what Erdogan is attempting through his raging Nazi statements to deflect from....
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    Turkey suspends high-level diplomatic ties with Dutch, mulls EU immigration deal review

    "Ankara’s agreement with the EU to help hold back a flood of refugees has ended, as far as Turkey is concerned"
    http://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-nether...28367437.html#

    BUT WAIT...Erdogan gets 3B Euros annually for this....and his economy is actually tanking so he cuts off his nose to spite himself?????

    Interestingly enough...Erdogan is driving an interesting conversation within EU countries with high Turkish populations such as Germany...Denmark..Holland etc...

    They have actually granted long term Turkish residents the right to a second passport of their country where they reside thus many Turks can claim two passports thus related EU benefits and visa free travel...

    Now the discussion begins...if one who holds a Dutch passport now answered to Erdogan and riots inside Holland does he need his Dutch passport?

    Erdogan is total unaware of his impact on his fellow Turks residing outside of Turkey....nor do they realize that by openly supporting Erdogan they also incur certain risks....
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    Syrian journalist in Turkey survives second assassination attempt
    https://cpj.org/x/68d0#
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    Turkey seeks Russian loan to buy #S400 systems
    http://tass.com/defense/935338

    WHY because Turkey is just about broke.....due largely to Erdogan's actions since the coup and his bashing EU....he cannot hope now from any EU assistance until his tone changes and he will not change that tone thus no money will flow....

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    NAF tanker o/h #Israel (T235) Guess he won't be overflying #Turkey 2day
    #TurkeyNetherlands crisis

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    Rotterdam Mayor Aboutaleb says he was taken aback by Turkish minister bringing personal guards and it wasn't clear if the 12 men were armed.

    Situation at Turkish consulate Rotterdam was "so intense, complex" mayor gave police permission to shoot if needed

    So exactly why did a Turkish Family minister travelling supposedly from German travel with armed guards.....

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    Erdogan blames Dutch for Srebrenica massacre as diplomatic spat escalates
    http://ow.ly/4TFV309TATL

    In reaction of Erdogan's blame for Srebrenica, Dutch twitting blame on #Turkey for Armenia
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    Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09 View Post
    Rotterdam Mayor Aboutaleb says he was taken aback by Turkish minister bringing personal guards and it wasn't clear if the 12 men were armed.

    Situation at Turkish consulate Rotterdam was "so intense, complex" mayor gave police permission to shoot if needed

    So exactly why did a Turkish Family minister travelling supposedly from German travel with armed guards.....
    Appears that yes even Erdogan does not fully know his own Turkish election laws which have not be negated by his emergency decrees.....

    The relevant section of the law: Article 94/A of the general election law, explicitly bans campaigning abroad or in foreign dipl. missions.

    OSCE in November 2015, noted it was "legally prohibited" to campaign outside Turkey and doing so was an "administrative violation."
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    67% of Germans polled yesterday think EU should stop all discussions with Turkey about joining the EU...and end the association agreements until such time as Turkey decides to behave like a democratic state....
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    BREAKING Erdogan says 'spirit of fascism running wild on streets of Europe'

    BUT WAIT...one of his greatest internal and external supporting groups is the fascist Turkish Grey Wolves'.....

    As someone who is sitting and working in Berlin/Brandenburg Germany I have yet to see "fascists running wild through the streets"...although there are a lot of dual German/Turkish citizens "walking" the streets of Berlin....many who owe allegiance to the Turkish group Grey Wolf....a "fascist group" by anyone's definition....
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    Looks like #Turkish hackers took over @Europarl_EN twitter account. Things getting tenser between #Europe and #Turkey
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    Turkey blocks some cooperation with NATO partners as EU row escalates
    http://reut.rs/2mP3W9y

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    BREAKING: Turkey foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara may cancel 6bn Euro deal with EU to stem flow of refugees -

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    BREAKING — Turkey on Netherlands: There is no difference between Dutch liberals and 'fascist' Geert Wilders.

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    CNN Trk ENG

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    #BREAKING Erdoğan blasts headscarf ruling by European Court,says they started clash btw Cross&Crescent, there is no other way of putting it

    WHAT Erdogan is not saying is that the EC ruled on two instances and in one case ruled against the Belgium female plaintiff's wearing of the headscarf and in the second case ruled against the French company and for the female plaintiff right to wear the headscarf.....

    WHAT it did rule is that companies do in fact have the right to dictate a common dress code and if they rule out wearing of religious symbols then all symbols must be restricted not one favored over another...as well as if the headscarf wearer might also in the public eye when doing her job which might offend customers of the company....

    On the whole a well balanced EC decision...balancing both the rights of a company and the rights of an individual...

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    Europe headed for 'religion wars' despite Wilders' stumble, Turkish minister says
    http://reut.rs/2mxiZ5c

    "Religious wars" but he did not call for a jihad...

    For the purists, "Yakında Avrupa'da din savaşları da başlar, başlayacak." -- the missing word is "jihad" (cihad in Turkish)

    The really interesting thing is this type of Turkish rhetoric is actually turning off Turkish citizens living and working in other EU countries as they know it to be simply false...LARGE numbers of dual Turkish/Dutch citizens voted in record numbers for the current Dutch PM...for example.

    THE REASON I POINT THIS OUT.....

    This is the comment coming from basically a right wing neo Nazi fascist blogsite....that even US Congressman King often quotes in his tweets...as well as Brietbart.co and Infowars...both US based right wing white nationalist blogsites...

    Voice_of_Europe
    How many warnings do we need???
    Turkish minister claims 'holy wars will soon begin in Europe'

    NOW count the days until Breitbart.com and Infowars picks this comment up....
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    Better articles for background on Grey Wolves.
    http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ey-wolves.htm#

    https://consortiumnews.com/2015/12/1...rey-wolves-2/#

    BTW...the Trump and his merry band of right wingers using the term "Deep State" do it wrongly and really do not understand it comes out of Turkey.....

    That moment you realize your foreign minister is publicly supporting a fascist organization. Turkish PM using the GW hand sign....

    Erdogan has also been photographed using the various well known GW hand signs as well recently.....
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    Turkey deports Dutch cows

    Turkey’s ongoing spat with the Netherlands is fast descending into the absurd. Members of Turkey’s Association#of#Red Meat Producers loaded 40 Dutch Holstein cows onto a truck and sent them packing to Holland to protest Dutch authorities' refusal to allow Turkish officials to campaign#on Dutch soil for the constitutional referendum#that would further empower Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

    http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/orig...#ixzz4bVpiaf8H

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    On April 16, the Turkish parliamentary republic, founded in 1923, may be dissolved and replaced with an autocracy

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/03/16/turkey-is-about-to-take-another-step-toward-dictatorship/?
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    Spat between Russia & Turkey after reports that Ankara could introduce a 130% fee on import of russian wheat
    http://www.vedomosti.ru/business/new...t-nevigodnimi#

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