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[Demonax]

Erdogan is a megalomaniac. It was obvious he will never cave in.

He even tried to exert his authority over Syria and Israel. Soon, it will catch up with him one way or another.

Right now, it is the people! Tomorrow, it could be a Military Coup backed by America and Israel. Who knows?

I am sure he is not sleeping well at night.

I think the knives are out for Erdogan. The Americans have been quite critical and would no doubt encourage his removal, probably in favour of a 'moderate' like Gul. He's already lost the backing of the Gulen-backed Zaman newspaper and foreign investors are starting to pull their money out.

Erdogan overplayed his hand in Syria and the country is filling with Syrian refugees. The recent bombings which killed many Turks are also suspected to have some kind of Turkish Intelligence involvement as well. Things have changed very quickly. Only last week the foreign press was filled with eulogies for Turkey's 'economic miracle'. Ten days later it looks like Erdogan is facing a struggle to survive.

[GreekIslandGirl]

The only thing that would save Erdogan now, make him the most popular man in Europe and be heaped with tonnes of praise and blessings is if he ...... pulled the 40,000 Turkish troops out of Cyprus and negotiated re-homing the Settlers back to Turkey.

Go on - do it!

Save yourself, Erdogan.

[kurupetos]

I think the knives are out for Erdogan. The Americans have been quite critical and would no doubt encourage his removal, probably in favour of a 'moderate' like Gul. He's already lost the backing of the Gulen-backed Zaman newspaper and foreign investors are starting to pull their money out.

Erdogan overplayed his hand in Syria and the country is filling with Syrian refugees. The recent bombings which killed many Turks are also suspected to have some kind of Turkish Intelligence involvement as well. Things have changed very quickly. Only last week the foreign press was filled with eulogies for Turkey's 'economic miracle'. Ten days later it looks like Erdogan is facing a struggle to survive.

The 'economic miracle' is BS. Turkey is about to go bankrupt...

Turkey’s fast growing economy has been the toast of the financial world, there was a recent vote of confidence with a credit rating upgrade from the agency Moody’s as shares rose.

But even before the protests, questions were being asked about how Ankara would repay its borrowings – at six percent of GDP – and the currency – the lira – was weakening.

The street violence triggered a stock market free-fall and the lira plunged. Economists say if the currency stays weak it will mean higher inflation and interest rates.

The stellar growth of recent years was already flagging. From 9.2 percent in 2010 to 8.5 percent in 2011, then just 2.6 percent last year. The International Monetary Fund predicts 3.4 percent this year.

The economic good times have fuelled a building boom. The government has been accused of being overly construction friendly. Indeed the spark for the protests was a shopping centre project on what is reported to be the only remaining green space in central Istanbul.

Foreign investors have kept pumping money into Turkey because the government has delivered stability and growth.

One analyst said that was no guarantee that the cash would keep flowing. “What we are seeing does not amount to a Turkish Spring,” said Zsolt Papp at Swiss investor UBP.

“But if a market has had a very good run and investors feel its economy is running out of steam, political instability provides the perfect excuse to sell,” added Papp.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/04/turkey-protests-a-trigger-for-economic-downturn/

[Lordo]

considering greece has 155% and the rest of the southern europe states similar, why are you worried about 6%.

[Demonax]

The 'economic miracle' is BS. Turkey is about to go bankrupt...

Yes, I posted elsewhere that the New York Times has a similar story on why things could get very shaky for Turkey:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/world ... d=tw-share

[Maximus]

You can count on Erdogan! It can only go to "zero".

[kurupetos]

considering greece has 155% and the rest of the southern europe states similar, why are you worried about 6%.

Turkey's GDP per capita will always remain well below Greece and Cyprus.

There's also the Human Development Index (HDI): Turkey ranks 90th, whereas Greece and Cyprus rank 29th and 31st, respectively.

With fools like you, I wouldn't expect Turkey to improve any time soon.

http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2013/

[Tim Drayton]

The ‘Abant Platform’, known to be a mouthpiece for the Gülen organisation has issued a statement strongly condemning the AKP government’s handling of recent events, and calling for pluralism in Turkey to be respected and for there to be no interference in individuals’ lifestyles.

It includes the following:

Türkiye’nin gerçek zenginliği, farklılıklara saygıya dayanan çoğulculuğudur. Her birey kendi tercihleri ve inançlarıyla saygıya layıktır.

Turkey’s true richness is its pluralism based on respect for differences. Every individual deserves respect for their own preferences and beliefs.

That is the end of the matter, if you ask me. Turkey’s real ruler from behind the scenes is calling on the government to back off and re-engage with the sections of society that it has alienated. This is what will happen.
http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?hn=421082&kn=7&ka=4&kb=7

Gülen himself has come out with a more hardline statement in which he berates the way that 'stray generations' have been raised and he compares the protests to an infestation by ants, saying that you cannot dismiss this by saying 'they are just ants' because ants can get in everywhere and cause a lot of harm.

http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?hn=421282&kn=7&ka=4&kb=7

[boomerang]

I think the knives are out for Erdogan. The Americans have been quite critical and would no doubt encourage his removal, probably in favour of a 'moderate' like Gul. He's already lost the backing of the Gulen-backed Zaman newspaper and foreign investors are starting to pull their money out.

Erdogan overplayed his hand in Syria and the country is filling with Syrian refugees. The recent bombings which killed many Turks are also suspected to have some kind of Turkish Intelligence involvement as well. Things have changed very quickly. Only last week the foreign press was filled with eulogies for Turkey's 'economic miracle'. Ten days later it looks like Erdogan is facing a struggle to survive.

The 'economic miracle' is BS. Turkey is about to go bankrupt...

Turkey’s fast growing economy has been the toast of the financial world, there was a recent vote of confidence with a credit rating upgrade from the agency Moody’s as shares rose.

But even before the protests, questions were being asked about how Ankara would repay its borrowings – at six percent of GDP – and the currency – the lira – was weakening.

The street violence triggered a stock market free-fall and the lira plunged. Economists say if the currency stays weak it will mean higher inflation and interest rates.

The stellar growth of recent years was already flagging. From 9.2 percent in 2010 to 8.5 percent in 2011, then just 2.6 percent last year. The International Monetary Fund predicts 3.4 percent this year.

The economic good times have fuelled a building boom. The government has been accused of being overly construction friendly. Indeed the spark for the protests was a shopping centre project on what is reported to be the only remaining green space in central Istanbul.

Foreign investors have kept pumping money into Turkey because the government has delivered stability and growth.

One analyst said that was no guarantee that the cash would keep flowing. “What we are seeing does not amount to a Turkish Spring,” said Zsolt Papp at Swiss investor UBP.

“But if a market has had a very good run and investors feel its economy is running out of steam, political instability provides the perfect excuse to sell,” added Papp.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/04/turkey-protests-a-trigger-for-economic-downturn/

In shenzen talking to a turkish national he condemn the riots for being greenies and talking to another turk in quangzhou he was livid against erdogan for supporting the rebels in syria...he said the erdogan government was giving the syrians turkish citizenship...he was quite vocal...I told him I was yunan and he said the tcs are taking the turks for a ride...his words were turkey has no business in cyprus...he was pro EU...

The turks are divided...they are pro and against...

[Demonax]

Fule just never learns:
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@StefanFuleEU
Disappointed by the lost opportunity at the #Istanbul conference to reach out to those calling for respect & inclusive dialogue; #gezipark

Andrew Duff MEP ‏@Andrew_Duff_MEP
@StefanFuleEU One begins to wonder about #Turkey. Truly. #euwhatevernext #geziparki