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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:26 AM Mar 2016

Erdogan calls in german ambassador because late-night-show dared to make 2-minute satire on him

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-bestellt-deutschen-botschafter-wegen-ndr-beitrag-ein-a-1084367.html
(article in german)

The song is based on the melody of the 1980s love-song "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" (somehow, somewhere, sometime) by Nena. The german late-night-show "extra 3" switched the text out for criticism of Erdogan, for a 2-minute satire-segment.

Erdogan was so "un-amused" that he called in the german ambassador.

"Er lebt auf großem Fuß,
der Boss vom Bosporus"
(video shows Erdogan's controversial new palace)
("He's living large, the boss of Bosporus&quot

"Bei Pressefreiheit kriegt er'n Hals,
drum braucht er viele Schals."
("Freedom of the press riles him up, that's why he wears lots of scarves.&quot

"Ein Journalist, der was verfasst,
was Erdogan nicht passt,
ist morgen schon im Knast"
(video shows arrest of a journalist)
("A journalist who writes something Erdogan doesn't like, will be in jail by tomorrow.&quot

"Redaktion wird dichtgemacht.
Er denkt nicht lange nach,
und fährt mit Tränengas und Wasserwerfern durch die Nacht."
(video shows riot-police closing a newspaper and engaging protesters)
("The editorial office gets closed down. He doesn't think about it for long and drives with tear-gas and water-cannons through the night&quot

Refrain:
"Sei schön charmant,
denn er hat dich in der Hand,
Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdowahn.
Die Zeit ist reif,
für sein Groß-Osmanisches Reich,
Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdowahn."
("Be charming, 'cause he's got you in his hand. 'wordplay on Erdogan being crazy' The time has come for his Grand-Osmanian Empire. 'wordplay on Erdogan being crazy' &quot

"Gleiche Rechte für die Frau'n:
Die werden auch verhau'n."
(video shows riot-police bashing women during a World Women's Day protest)
("Equal rights for women: They also get beaten up.&quot

"Ist das Wahlergebnis schlecht,
das ruckelt er zurecht."
("If the election-results are bad, he shakes them until they fit.&quot

"Kurden hasst er wie die Pest,
die bombardiert er,
auch viel lieber,
als die Glaubensbrüder,
dort drüben beim IS."
("He hates Kurds like the plague. He prefers to bomb them instead of his religious brethren over at the IS.&quot

Refrain:
"Gib ihm dein Geld,
Er baut dir ein Flüchtlingszelt,
Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdowahn.
Sein Land ist reif,
für'n EU-Beitritt, er pfeift auf Demokratie,
Tschü mit ü, sagt Erdowahn."
("Give him your money. He will build a refugee-tent. 'wordplay on Erdogan being crazy' His country is ready for EU-membership. He doesn't give a damn about democracy. 'wordplay on Erdogan saying goodbye' 'wordplay on Erdogan being crazy' &quot

"Und er reitet in den Sonnenuntergang!"
(video shows Erdogan being thrown off a horse)
("And he rides into the sunset!&quot

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http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-bestellt-deutschen-botschafter-wegen-ndr-beitrag-ein-a-1084367.html

It's not the first time ambassadors got into trouble in Turkey. The german and the british ambassador dared to be in the audience when the court-trial against the journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül was launched.
Dündar and Gül reported on turkish secret-agents selling arms to ISIS and are currently on trial for espionage and publishing state-secrets.