bigOz wrote:kurupetos wrote:Poor Turks. They are so easily manipulated.
Just like the poor Greeks who are manipulated by the Greek Orthodox priests every Sunday - are they not?
A gathering of ultra religious Turks - who were not a majority in Turkey at the time - possibly some 20-25 years ago if not more! At a time when a great majority of Turkish public were pro democratic and republican supporters rather than religious parties. As a result of manipulaton by Europe and USA paired up with unproductive coalition governments acting as puppets of these nations for self gain. Turkish people got fed up and support increased for the AKP - who worked like bees pre-election time, with heavy financing from Saudis. They are unashamedly religious, with economic policies that turned today's Turkey into a new economic power in Europe. Turkey has become IMF lenders rather than the borrowers they were for many decades! I will not be surprised at all, if they will buy all the Greek islands for sale!
I am not very religious and neither am I a practising Muslim, however I cannot help but envy what these guys did for Turkey economically and socially over the last decade. You only wish they will follow the Ottoman way - because the Ottomans showed nothing but respect to all other religions practised under domain. When Ottoman's invaded The Greek Ortodox Church was saved from destruction by the Catholic Church of the Venetians who forbid practising Greek Orthodox Religion on the island. Look deeper into history books before making foolish comments.
I may have my own disagreements with many of the AKP policies and Mr Erdoğan - especially when spending money on building more and more mosques instead of schools and hospitals and trying to demean Ataturk, because of his stance against religious sects and their power over people. They are more interested in Muslim brotherhood than the Turkish flag. In terms of war and peace, something a lot more dangerous than the lit up TRNC flag on Kyrenia Ranges!
Thanks for the inside info BigOz.
IMO Turks must convert to Christian Orthodoxy to save their souls. Merry Xmas.
I have nothing against Christianity or any other religion, peple are free to enjoy their faith as they wish. I love crossing over into Ledra Street just to watch the Christmas ligts and feel the warm atmosphere of what the Christians call "Christmas Spirit". I wish it would be the same for all year round though...
