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TexasTowelie

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1. Erdogan may have been democratically elected,

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 03:21 AM

Dec 2016

but he shows many of the same dictatorial policies as other leaders in that area of the world. It's the thing that "leaders" do after an attempted coup.

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Erdogan may have been democratically elected, TexasTowelie Dec 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author pbmus Dec 2016 #2

Figures seem way low -- Since the failed coup, I thought that close to 100,000 have been arrested FarCenter Dec 2016 #3