Thousands rally against Erdogan after Ankara attacks

[reorg]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Ankara to protest the twin bombings that killed more than 95 people a day ago. Leftists and pro-Kurdish parties are blaming the government for the attacks.

Thousands filled the Sihhiye Square in Turkey's capital Ankara on Sunday, blaming President Recp Tayyip Erdogan for the bombings.

Among the slogans chanted were "Erdogan murderer" and "Government resign!"

The pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP)'s co-chairman Selahattin Demirtas said it was "an attack by the state on the people." The HDP's members, who had organized the rally that was attacked on Saturday, said they were targeted in the explosions.

"You are murderers. There is blood on your hands, " Selahattin said, addressing the government.

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[uawchild]

1. Regime change coming to Turkey?

If Erdogan loses in the upcoming elections, will he go quietly?

[DetlefK]

3. The upcoming elections are a redo of the elections earlier this year...

... because Erdogan didn't like the result. His party no longer has the absolute majority, so he would need to form a coalition with a smaller party to gain a majority of seats in parliament. He called the outcome of this national election a "mistake", because his party did merely win, but did not win overwhelmingly.

1. None of the other parties wants to join Erdogan.

2. There are rumors (as the negotiations are secret) that Erdogan proposed a coalition-government that would only last 3 months: He had planned from the very beginning to find an excuse to call for new elections.

[MisterP]

5. it's called a "deep state," a shadow world that keeps the conservative Islamists or the reactionary

Kemalists from keeping power, because their getting INTO power is reliant on the ability to swap out civilian puppets; that's actually half of what Erdogan's tyrannical measures are targeting--it's a sort of "fight between villains"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_state

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Protesters aren't blaming ISIS; they're blaming Erdogan.

What a fascistoid toad.

[Jesus Malverde]

4. Probably the part where the riot police attacked the victims

And blocked rescue personnel gave them a clue as to who was behind it.