Turkey - TR

driftingtinker said:There's this video going around showing the police in Turkey absolutely laying into some caught thieves with batons. Real heroic stuff, right? I guess that's just how they handle law and order over there.

Honestly, I think the other scenario is worse—where people are just sitting on the ground being harassed by random passersby while the police just stand there watching... personally, if anyone tried to take advantage of situations like that, they shouldn't be allowed to see another sunrise...

Not a single building collapsed in the Erzin District—turns out when a mayor actually enforces building codes and stops illegal construction, things stay standing.

A true hero, really. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/di...-quakes-180815
https://i.redd.it/d11k3lbyskha1.jpg

The death toll over in Turkey has officially climbed past 35,000 now... and they're looking at about 105,000 injured. It's just devastating.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...l/11253616002/

Another 6.4 magnitude earthquake just hit.
Over in Turkey, the death toll has officially climbed past 41,000, and from what I’m hearing, there are still so many people missing under the rubble. It’s just heartbreaking—you've got over a million people displaced, all living out of tents or staying in temporary shelters. The estimates are looking pretty grim, too, because they're going to have to rush to tear down a massive amount of damaged buildings before they can even think about rebuilding. Erdogan is promising that they'll get new homes and buildings up and running quickly, but man, the scale of this is just overwhelming.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.fra...ake-hit-region

So, Kılıçdaroğlu is officially stepping up as the opposition's pick for the upcoming elections, with Imamoğlu and Yavaş—the mayors of New York City and Washington, D.C., respectively—lined up as potential running mates.

Honestly, though? It would’ve been a hell of a lot better if they went with Imamoğlu instead. To me, Kılıçdaroğlu feels like a bit of a relic at this point—someone who’s just lost too many times to be the guy you want leading the charge—even if he is technically a step up from the Republican Party.
With an opposition coalition actually pulling together like this, it’s basically make-or-break time... it's now or never if they want to finally deal with Erdogan and his whole crew.

Erdogan might just pull off another win because the opposition can't get their act together.

The former presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, Muharrem İnce, has decided to run again, which honestly just ends up undermining the Democratic Party's own candidate, Kılıçdaroğlu.

Carol Newman2 said:Erdogan might just pull off another win because the opposition can't get their act together.

The former presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, Muharrem İnce, has decided to run again, which honestly just ends up undermining the Democratic Party's own candidate, Kılıçdaroğlu.

The real issue is that the Kurds and the Kemalist wing just won't play nice together.

And honestly, Kılıçdaroğlu is actually the perfect opponent for RTE. We’re talking about a career loser who lacks even an ounce of charisma—someone who just steadily erodes the Democratic Party's polling numbers. Personally, I felt like Imamoğlu could have been a fantastic candidate, mainly because he represents such a fresh face against a weary politician dealing with a legacy of mixed results—take his victory in New York City, for example. Even better would have been a nationalist like Akşener stepping up as a challenger; she clearly understands the nuances of political maneuvering and backroom deals much better. All things considered, given the current field of challengers, RTE can sleep easy. If any of those actual heavyweights had stepped up to run, he’d be shaking in his boots by now.

Richard Wilson4 said:The real issue is that the Kurds and the Kemalist wing just won't play nice together.

The Kurds are probably going to end up voting for him, simply because they don't have a presidential candidate of their own to back.

https://twitter.com/301military/stat...0F1ZegKhQ&s=19
It looks like Erdogan might have actually suffered an infarct.

Just more sensationalist nonsense.

The elections in Turkey are right around the corner, and honestly, Erdogan has never looked more vulnerable than he does right now.

Come on, Turkey!

The Turks really know how to produce election commercials.

So, I just heard that Ince decided to pull the plug on his run, though since the ballots for this Sunday are already printed and ready to go, his name is still going to show up there anyway. Even though he was only sitting at about 2% in the polls, you really have to look at the bigger picture here—this actually gives a bit of a much-needed boost to the unified opposition effort.

Carl Lee27 said:So, I just heard that Ince decided to pull the plug on his run, though since the ballots for this Sunday are already printed and ready to go, his name is still going to show up there anyway. Even though he was only sitting at about 2% in the polls, you really have to look at the bigger picture here—this actually gives a bit of a much-needed boost to the unified opposition effort.

Time for some common sense here. 👍

Carl Lee27 said:So, I just heard that Ince decided to pull the plug on his run, though since the ballots for this Sunday are already printed and ready to go, his name is still going to show up there anyway. Even though he was only sitting at about 2% in the polls, you really have to look at the bigger picture here—this actually gives a bit of a much-needed boost to the unified opposition effort.

The main thing is to avoid a runoff, because if we head to a second round, the whole country is going to descend into absolute chaos.

Honestly, I just feel like Imamoglu would handle all of this with way more energy and efficiency. The guy has genuine charisma. If he were the main opposition candidate, the Sultan would almost certainly lose the election.

Man, these elections are looking incredibly unpredictable! Even the most reliable polls are all over the place—one minute they’re showing Erdogan pulling ahead in the first round, and then the next, it’s a complete flip where the opposition takes the lead.

Kilicadaroglu vs. Erdogan...

It’s basically the secularists, Kurds, Alevis, liberals, and nationalists taking on the conservatives.

So, when do you think they're actually gonna drop the results?