Il principale leader del partito di opposizione Ozel: “I cittadini che giocano alla democrazia in casa in Europa ma sostengono l’autocrazia in Turchia dovrebbero sapere che questo governo cambierà. A tutti gli amici che rimangono in silenzio in questi giorni, ricorderemo dove ti trovavi.”
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Context:
[you can find the speech with english subtitles via this link](https://www.reddit.com/r/Turkey/s/a1tbt7FwMX)
“Those who play democracy at home, while supporting autocracy in Turkey with the intention of making Turkey a refugee nest, and using the Turkish army as a shield for Europe should know that this government will change next year. To all who stay silent these days, within and outside our borders, I say this; we will look back and see where you stood on what is being done to our youth, and what is being done to Ekrem İmamoğlu.”
The full quote is
“Those who play democracy at home, while supporting autocracy in Turkey with the intention of making Turkey a refugee nest, and using the Turkish army as a shield for Europe should know that this government will change next year. To all who stay silent these days, within and outside our borders, I say this; we will look back and see where you stood on what is being done to our youth, and what is being done to Ekrem İmamoğlu.”
totally agree, the EU is way to silent
EU’s hypocrisy on this topic is sickening.
What specific actions or policies do you propose to ensure this change in government?
people in this sub suffer from multiple personalities. They want EU to play realpolitik, but also to act as the moral and ethic beacon of the word
I do not know what EU can do because all of these are approved by the US / Trump administration
Turkey, Britain and the US will stick each other. Europe only can hope Erdogan will help them.
March 16: Trump and Erdoğan spoke on the phone.
March 18: İmamoğlu’s diploma was revoked.
March 19: İmamoğlu was detained.
March 22: Trump’s Middle East Advisor said, “Good news is coming from Turkey.”
March 23: İmamoğlu was arrested.
March 25: Hakan Fidan went to the US.
As a Turk I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to the people of Europe for some of our nincompoops living in your countries, enjoying the freedoms and opportunities your nations have provided them. They were never our best and brightest. But still. No excuse.
Realistically these protests will peter out and Erdogan will win again. It’s sad, but the most likely outcome. What can the EU do about it? Sanction Turkey? If they sanctioned every country with dodgy elections, there would be about 10 external countries left to trade with. Even then, it probably wouldn’t actually alter the calculus
Turkey will always be hostile country to Europe, nothing changes much
If there was a way for europe to seriously support the revolution in turkey, I would be 100% for it. A true democracy would make a much better ally than Erdo, there is no better outcome in the fight against fascism. But what is there that we can do? What could I write to members of my government?
Every time I see a post about Turkey I get reminded of all the people crying about the US being facist after winning a democratic election.
While at the same time we got actual fascism right here at home in Europe.
It’s always nice starting a newer, more humanitarian and democratic process by threatening to do something bad. /s