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      to me its also the turkish persecution of and brutal fight against the kurdish movement, where they will go as far as bombing civilians even outside their own country and work with islamist militias

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      On a business trip, with some HQ people we visited the partially owned branch of our company in Ankara last year.

      We had a super nice and MBA-educated host from investor relations lead us through the day. It was all going well, until a few drinks into dinner, he shared how the CIA funded the terrorist Gülen to ruin the country, and that’s why they have high inflation, etc. I of course smiled along, but was surprised he thinks this way.

      I am originally from an eastern European authoritarian country, and 99% of my experience have been that white collar people are cynical and hate the shit government, even if they have to go along with the bullshit propaganda to keep their jobs.

      Also, their capital Ankara is quite the shithole, sorry. It has sparkling skyscrapers, but it’s orders of magnitudes behind in livability compared to even to poor European capitals in the Balkans. Blackouts in a luxury hotel, asphalt breaking off the road an hitting our car, concrete jungle of multi-lane roads with no walkability, fast asshole-style driving (not even letting ambulance pass) causing massive traffic.

      It’s just a very different world and culture.

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    That bird Is called Turkey in English
    It’s called India (translated) in Turkish, and many European languages
    In India it is also named after Turkey
    The Arabic word for it translates to East Africa
    Malaysians call it Dutch Chicken
    In Cambodia its French chicken

    And the fucking bird comes from North America

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      It’s called India (translated) in Turkish, and many European languages

      TIL that “kalkun” (danish word for turkey, the bird) actually comes from Calcutta, as in the modern day city of Kolkata in India. Wow.

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    People hate us turks for various reasons.

    1. They visited turkey as tourists and were exploited through high prices, haggling, rude and impatient service sector workers

    2. They met some of the brainwashed assholes that are sucking up to the current dictator

    3. They have an immigrant community of turks in their country that don’t assimilate

    4. They are or have connections to a historical group of people with bad blood with turks (serbs, greeks, armenians) NB : I do not think that those people are bad.

    5. Because the current state of the country is a fucking disaster for various perspectives

    6. BECAUSE TÜRKİYE NUMBER VAN BAYBEE, DATS VHY I LIVE DIASPORA TIME! IS NICE!

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      They have an immigrant community of turks in their country that don’t assimilate

      Everyone in Germany relates. Though the public image of Turks in Germany was vastly improved after OTHER arabic/african immigrants started coming.

      Also, give back Constantinople.

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        Everyone in Germany relates.

        but Hans is still willing to claim the kebab as the greatest thing since hamburger steaks.

        Also, give back Constantinople.

        No

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          Well I thought I’d ask. With that I’ve already done more than the latin kingdoms 1445 onwards.

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      Everybody in Europe. Turkey has the second largest army in NATO after the US. Also its geographical position makes is strategically very important.