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by **GreekIslandGirl** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:46 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ssued.html

Turkey tourism warnings issued

Even before today's blasts in Turkey, the Foreign Office was warning UK tourists that there was "a significant threat from terrorism in Turkey".

There have been a number of incidents in Istanbul and other Turkish cities of late.
Recent attacks
On April 15 this year, explosions occurred at two branches of McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul's Aksaray and Sirkeci districts - the latter incident injuring one person.
On May 20, an explosion occurred in a cafi in the Kizilay district of the capital, Ankara, killing one person and injuring at least one more. In the early hours of May 31 there were small explosions outside two separate branches of HSBC in Istanbul.
Other attacks have been directed at UK and US diplomatic premises. These have included a hand grenade attack on the US consulate in Adana on June 11, which caused minor damage but no casualties.
Small explosive devices have been used outside British diplomatic premises. In the early hours of April 3 this year an explosion occurred at the visa section of the British Consulate-General in Istanbul, causing minor material damage but no casualties.
On the evening of April 8, three small devices exploded in Izmir, one of which was near the British Consulate. There were no casualties and no significant damage.
Terrorist group
The Foreign Office said that in recent years the security situation in eastern Turkey has improved considerably. But from time to time there have been incidents involving the Turkish security forces and the PKK/KADEK terrorist group, particularly in the south east.
PKK/KADEK has announced the end of its "unilateral ceasefire" with Turkey, which has been in force for the last four years, starting from September 1, 2003.
The Foreign Office advice to UK tourists is: "You should therefore exercise caution at all times in the east. Security forces continue to enforce restrictions upon movement in areas bordering Iraq. You will risk arrest if you fail to comply with these restrictions."

by **Maximus** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 5:43 pm

Cap wrote:1 Ben Ali, 2 Muammar Gaddafi, 3 Hussein Mubarak, 4.......Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Contestant number 4.........wRetched Tyrant Erdogan

by **Demonax** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:16 pm

Maximus wrote:He has 15 years worth of pepper spray in stock and the army onside.

Not sure about the army. He certainly has the Turkish police on side - probably because they are made up of AKP supporters. It's the notorious and unaccountable Turkish police who have been beating up and attacking the protestors.

by **Maximus** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:20 pm

Demonax wrote:
Maximus wrote:He has 15 years worth of pepper spray in stock and the army onside.

Not sure about the army. He certainly has the Turkish police on side - probably because they are made up of AKP supporters. It's the notorious and unaccountable Turkish police who have been beating up and attacking the protestors.

Yes, but I thought that the army is meant to keep Turkey secular. All the old generals are in jail and Erdogan has appointed his own.

by **Demonax** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:35 pm

Maximus wrote:Yes, but I thought that the army is meant to keep Turkey secular. All the old generals are in jail and Erdogan has appointed his own.

True. His first line of defence though is the military police...

The protests have shown the outside world the brutality of the Turkish police. International commentators have championed the AKP's dismantling of the Turkish army's political apparatus, citing it a victory for democracy, while at the same time ignoring the rise and rise of the Turkish police as a force in national politics. Whereas the Turkish military have always been staunch defenders of the country's secular republic, and thus offered some balancing of power, the police have proved to be a much more pliant custodian of power, and the upper echelons of the force contain individuals known to be close to the AKP..

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... k-istanbul

by **Maximus** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:43 pm

Demonax wrote:
Maximus wrote:Yes, but I thought that the army is meant to keep Turkey secular. All the old generals are in jail and Erdogan has appointed his own.

True. His first line of defence though is the military police...

The protests have shown the outside world the brutality of the Turkish police. International commentators have championed the AKP's dismantling of the Turkish army's political apparatus, citing it a victory for democracy, while at the same time ignoring the rise and rise of the Turkish police as a force in national politics. Whereas the Turkish military have always been staunch defenders of the country's secular republic, and thus offered some balancing of power, the police have proved to be a much more pliant custodian of power, and the upper echelons of the force contain individuals known to be close to the AKP..

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... k-istanbul

Indeed. He has a few lines of defense. if the police cant crack down on decent, the army can step in.

Erdogan has just spun one big lie. Everything from the name of his party (justice and development) to Davutoglu's "zero problems" doctrine. Its all a misleading lie.

by **Viewpoint** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:04 pm

How soon you forget.

by **Get Real!** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:07 pm

“Syria turned the tables on Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday over his response to anti-government demonstrations, calling on him to halt the violent repression of peaceful protests or resign.” :lol: