Turks protest Islamic-rooted government
'Another demonstration against the spread of Sharia in Turkey. This time 700,000 people participated. Apparently Turkish secularism will not go gentle into that good night.
By Benjamin Harvey for Associated Press, with thanks to all who sent this in:
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Some 700,000 Turks waving the red national flag flooded central Istanbul on Sunday to demand the resignation of the government, saying the Islamic roots of Turkey's leaders threatened to destroy the country's modern foundations.
Like the protesters — who gathered for the second large anti-government demonstration in two weeks — Turkey's powerful secular military has accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of tolerating radical Islamic circles.
"They want to drag Turkey to the dark ages," said 63-year-old Ahmet Yurdakul, a retired government employee who attended the protest.'
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I saw this last night, but I failed to post it. Glad you did. And I'm glad the Turks are standing up to this madness.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad as well, but I think this is going to get really ugly, really quickly.
ReplyDeleteI like the quote, it looks like the little-old-lady force is good for something.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they're around, but I'm still chanting, "Kurdistan, Kurdistan, Kurdistan!"
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