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Post by LowKey on Jul 19, 2016 20:22:18 GMT
Well, looks like the head of Turkey is using recent events to purge the government of anyone who doesn't agree with his Islamic-leaning interpretation of government. As the recent events are looking more and more <to my eyes> like he set the stage for the "coup" attempt just for the opportunity to do this, I'm thinking that pretty soon we'll be writing off Turkey as an "ally" in the WOT, and I wonder what an ISIS friendly Turkey will mean for Europe,
Side note: Perhaps it's time for us to fully back a completely independent Kurdistan.
Side note 2: If a NATO member becomes hostile/unfriendly to the rest of NATO without formally resigning, does that cause the whole alliance to come crashing down and/or cause other member nations to loose confidence int he organization? Inquiring minds, along with the Russians and Jihadis, want to know....
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Turkey
Jul 21, 2016 20:40:02 GMT
Post by rickoshea on Jul 21, 2016 20:40:02 GMT
Turkey coup attempt: State of emergency announced www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36852080 The state of emergency gives President Erdogan radically enhanced powers for three months. He and the cabinet will be able to enact laws bypassing parliament; the constitutional court will be unable to challenge them; there could be restrictions on publications and freedom of assembly; and broader powers of arrest.
The question is: how will this be applied? The government insists it will not affect the daily life of citizens and that the state of emergency will only root out the "virus" behind the coup. It points out that similar measures are in France since the Paris attacks last November. And President Erdogan says this actually aims to protect democracy and human rights.
But given the criticism of the president for curbing both while in office, doubts persist over how an increasingly authoritarian leader will use this, especially given the recent purges. France and Germany have spoken out loudest but Mr Erdogan has been typically forthright in his response, telling the French foreign minister to "mind his own business".
"This measure is in no way against democracy, the law and freedoms," said Mr Erdogan after announcing the state of emergency. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Turkey says that the government will be allowed to rule by decree, with the powers of regional governors increased.
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