Turkey – the future?
23Saturday 06 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I am not one to get too involved in politics, and certainly not on my blog. In my humble opinion, everyone has a right to their own opinion, their own political views, and each of us has the right to follow whatever religion we want, or none, love and marry who we want, and other such basic civil liberties that our 21st century world leaders still struggle to bestow upon the populace.
However, what I do try occasionally, is to add a dose of politics and/or religion in order to explain our life and culture here in the Near East – so here’s an intro to a blog post that may be of interest…
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Tomorrow, our nation heads for a General Election that is seen as pivotal to the future of Türkiye as a democratic nation. We all have our ideas of how it will pan out and what that will mean, but for those in other countries, and have an interest in how things are shaping up over here, this makes interesting reading (author is a Near/Middle East political analyst based in the US who seems to really understand the complexities of the region).
Watch this space, as they say. I used to think politics was boring; not here, that’s for sure!!
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I learned with interest the results of yesterday election. I do hope it is a sign that things will get better for all of you…though it might be difficult as your political situation is very complex in the context of everything that is happening around you. Good luck! (Suzanne)
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A good summation Suzanne. With change comes political and financial instability (again)….
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Well, pretty safe to say its a loss for AKP tonight…Here in Batman they are celebrating, although rather muted due to the bombing in Diyarbakir, it is an overwhelming victory for them and probably a crushing defeat for Erdogan’s dream…for now anyway!!!!
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Yes, an interesting, if rather surprising result.
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I hope everything works out for the best and will keep you in my prayers. I think you’re doing a wonderful job of showing ordinary life. It can’t be easy yet you make me happy you show me flowers, and olive trees. Thanks for demonstrating that there’s peace loving people everywhere
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Exactly, we all bleed the same, but some people are hell bent on creating ways to separate us all.
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New Bloggy Cat has said it all for me. I hope it all works out for the best,I really do.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
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We’ll see… 🙂
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Be sure and let us know…I’m not real good at watching the news. Fingers Crossed
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As that analyst said, no matter what the result, rocky times will continue and potentially escalate over time. I’ll just keep on carrying on and see what happens…
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It’s really all that can be done.
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Dear Uncle Spike,
I read the most interesting you sent article. In some ways, New Bloggy Cat is correct. Just change a few details and insert name of nearly any country.,,
I am always interested, though, in how the people of the nation are affected in their day to day lives. Given what I just read about Turkey, how are you and Auntie Spike and Little Spike affected?
Your Niece Spike and Kitty Spike
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Mostr countries have issues, but not to the extent of some. We border Iran, Iraq, Syria for starters, and have a regional conflict in the east of our country that has cost 40,000 lives over the past 20 yrs. Now we have ISIS and Syria, and have taken in over 2,000,000 refugees from that war alone. Agree that many paces have similar issues, but it’s the scale of things that happen here that’s staggering.
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These things you write about ARE staggering. What I wanted to know is, how do you and your family Cope with these issues? I wanted to know the effect of these issues on you, personally. And, it’s ok if you’d rather not say.
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Political and personal security is a serious issue here, as is the potential for knock-on issues with employment and so much more, and so therefore many of us steer clear of political discussion on blogs, which of course are public.
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Are you getting most of your pre-ramazan outside chores done? You had quite a list!
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Just finished a marathon 18 hours weed/grass cutting this afternoon 🙂
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Only to have it start growing again overnight! Vegetation is tricky that way.
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We certainly live in very interesting times….we need to listen to what’s really happening in the world today…and be positive role models for the next generstion teaching and showing them them that love, kindness and truth are at the essence of our being, we are all brothers and sisters living together on earth regardless of our race or religion, governments all over the world today are filled with corruption and greed…very sad, challenging and difficult times we live in. Thinking of you all in Turkey.
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Totally agree, and thank you. Little voices in a big ocean I’m afraid…
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May there be peace 🙏
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Yes Spike it will be interesting.
Very little coverage here in Australia.
Istanbul security at the airport and border crossings
seem to be assisting Australia with these Aussie (???)
“brain-washed” youths who are joining ISIS from here.
I should imagine passengers at Ataturk International
Airport (IST) must think they are in a war zone with
the heightening security.
I guess we will all have to wait and see.
Good luck.
Colin (Brisbane.Australia)
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Interesting article by Michael Koplow. We are no better than Turkey. The society here is reaching the boiling point too 😦
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