> Turkey has become more overtly religious under Erdogan, shedding some of the secularist traditions of the original Kemalist republic.
> Turkey’s military has traditionally viewed itself as the guarantor of secularism, which has resulted in a series of coups. It led three takeovers between 1960 and 1980 and toppled a conservative government in 1997. However in 2016, an attempt to overthrow Erdogan and his religious-conservative administration was foiled and thousands of people were purged from the armed forces, the judiciary, and other public institutions.
gulfpapa99 on
Is Turkey the next religious war?
Icy-Macaroon1070 on
And westerners feed his regime with cheap tourism. Soon he will create a Taliban regime in Turkey thanks to westerners money. Come on poor westerners, visit Turkey more.
Excittone on
Bro is sliding the country back into a religious state. Restore Kemalism and laïcité!
Adidassla on
Atatürk is spinning in his grave…
shaolin78881 on
Inevitable that religious governments descent into purges, pogroms, and persecution. The religious just can’t resist the authoritarian impulse, because they think god is on their side. This is why religion is such a dangerous delusion.
s8018572 on
Wtf, the video doesn’t seem like a threat to coup his government or what?
mrdietrich1 on
understandable. how rude of those little rascals to have an own opinion.
Prestigious-Wolf8039 on
The EU dodged a bullet holding off on allowing turkey in. What happened to secular pride in turkey! Shame.
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> Turkey has become more overtly religious under Erdogan, shedding some of the secularist traditions of the original Kemalist republic.
> Turkey’s military has traditionally viewed itself as the guarantor of secularism, which has resulted in a series of coups. It led three takeovers between 1960 and 1980 and toppled a conservative government in 1997. However in 2016, an attempt to overthrow Erdogan and his religious-conservative administration was foiled and thousands of people were purged from the armed forces, the judiciary, and other public institutions.
Is Turkey the next religious war?
And westerners feed his regime with cheap tourism. Soon he will create a Taliban regime in Turkey thanks to westerners money. Come on poor westerners, visit Turkey more.
Bro is sliding the country back into a religious state. Restore Kemalism and laïcité!
Atatürk is spinning in his grave…
Inevitable that religious governments descent into purges, pogroms, and persecution. The religious just can’t resist the authoritarian impulse, because they think god is on their side. This is why religion is such a dangerous delusion.
Wtf, the video doesn’t seem like a threat to coup his government or what?
understandable. how rude of those little rascals to have an own opinion.
The EU dodged a bullet holding off on allowing turkey in. What happened to secular pride in turkey! Shame.