Der türkische Staatschef Erdogan räumt bei landesweiten Kommunalwahlen eine Niederlage ein

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1. It’s hard to ~~understate~~ *overstate* how much of an upset this is. It’s the CHP’s best election result since 1977. They are projected to win in all of the five largest cities: Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa and Adana.

2. Out with the old and in with the new. It’s about time. Excellent result.

3. Wish I knew more about the opposing party but I can’t seem to find much online

4. Is this good or bad for the people of Turkey?

5. All it means is that Erdogan will take power from them

6. Sounds like an April Fools joke

7. I mean this is irrelevant right? Didn’t He get power by a coup?

8. >Erdogan spoke to supporters at the headquarters of the governing party on Monday. He said his party did not achieve the desired result, and he vowed to carry out self-criticism and address shortcomings.

   how many years does Erdogan need? He got over 20 years already.

9. He will probably just fake another coup like he did in 2016, and use it as an excuse to execute/imprison his political opponents again.

10. So are they going to leave Cyprus?

11. I guess that’s what you get if there’s no voting from abroad.

12. defeated male leaves meme

13. Awesome, I’ve always wanted to go see consfantinople. 

14. I hope the situation there improves. I have some Turkish friends, they are cool and chill as heck. I feel bad about their country’s conditions.

15. I visited Marmaris and had the pleasure of telling my ultra conservative dad on the phone that there were not 1 but 5 drag queen comedy nights going on every night on a 99% Muslim country. He was blown away… I’m pretty sure most conservatives think every Muslim country isn’t accepting of others, but it’s quite the opposite in certain places.

16. Thankfully, not an April Fools joke.

17. Unrelated, but did anyone else glance at the background banner and for a second think it was a Dick’s Sporting Goods Banner? I can’t unsee it now

18. To be honest i prefer Turkey as weak and non-prosperous. Turkey is our enemy, this is the simple truth. If they fix their economy, this will be alarming for the civilized world. I think the governments in Europe and USA plan in the same direction, we must support a mildly Islamic and populist leader in Turkey that will keep the population in check, refugees under control, and suppress economic and scientific development.

    The long term plan is to carve up Turkey between Greece, Armenia and a free Kurdistan.