I guess that is one way to get back at your opponents.
ERDOGAN CHOOSES SOCCER FOR FIRST-POST ELECTION STRIKE AGAINST ISLAMIST OPPONENTS – ANALYSIS
APRIL 12, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal elections has chosen the soccer pitch to make good on his promise to “enter the lair” of his Islamist rival, self-exiled preacher Fethullalh Gulen, and ensure that what he calls an “alliance of evil” is brought to account for alleged treason and creating a state within a state.
In a symbolic gesture, Mr. Erdogan called on Turkish soccer legend Hakan Sukur to resign from parliament after his nameplate was removed from an IstanbulÂ’s Sancaktepe Hakan Sukur Stadium. Mr. Sukur represented Istanbul on behalf of Mr. ErdoganÂ’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) until he resigned in protest again the governmentÂ’s handling of a major corruption scandal.
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Erdogan Chooses Soccer For First-Post Election Strike Against Islamist Opponents ? Analysis | Eurasia Review
APRIL 12, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal elections has chosen the soccer pitch to make good on his promise to “enter the lair” of his Islamist rival, self-exiled preacher Fethullalh Gulen, and ensure that what he calls an “alliance of evil” is brought to account for alleged treason and creating a state within a state.
In a symbolic gesture, Mr. Erdogan called on Turkish soccer legend Hakan Sukur to resign from parliament after his nameplate was removed from an IstanbulÂ’s Sancaktepe Hakan Sukur Stadium. Mr. Sukur represented Istanbul on behalf of Mr. ErdoganÂ’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) until he resigned in protest again the governmentÂ’s handling of a major corruption scandal.
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Erdogan Chooses Soccer For First-Post Election Strike Against Islamist Opponents ? Analysis | Eurasia Review
ERDOGAN CHOOSES SOCCER FOR FIRST-POST ELECTION STRIKE AGAINST ISLAMIST OPPONENTS – ANALYSIS
APRIL 12, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal elections has chosen the soccer pitch to make good on his promise to “enter the lair” of his Islamist rival, self-exiled preacher Fethullalh Gulen, and ensure that what he calls an “alliance of evil” is brought to account for alleged treason and creating a state within a state.
In a symbolic gesture, Mr. Erdogan called on Turkish soccer legend Hakan Sukur to resign from parliament after his nameplate was removed from an IstanbulÂ’s Sancaktepe Hakan Sukur Stadium. Mr. Sukur represented Istanbul on behalf of Mr. ErdoganÂ’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) until he resigned in protest again the governmentÂ’s handling of a major corruption scandal.
Continue reading at:
Erdogan Chooses Soccer For First-Post Election Strike Against Islamist Opponents ? Analysis | Eurasia Review
APRIL 12, 2014 JAMES M. DORSEY
By James M. Dorsey
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal elections has chosen the soccer pitch to make good on his promise to “enter the lair” of his Islamist rival, self-exiled preacher Fethullalh Gulen, and ensure that what he calls an “alliance of evil” is brought to account for alleged treason and creating a state within a state.
In a symbolic gesture, Mr. Erdogan called on Turkish soccer legend Hakan Sukur to resign from parliament after his nameplate was removed from an IstanbulÂ’s Sancaktepe Hakan Sukur Stadium. Mr. Sukur represented Istanbul on behalf of Mr. ErdoganÂ’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) until he resigned in protest again the governmentÂ’s handling of a major corruption scandal.
Continue reading at:
Erdogan Chooses Soccer For First-Post Election Strike Against Islamist Opponents ? Analysis | Eurasia Review
