Turkey referendum: Trump congratulates Erdogan

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I hear the Erdogan now wants to use his power to bring back the death penalty. Death to the judges! <placeholder>

Turkey is quickly turning into a basket case of mad frogs. And Trump is a wind up merchant. He's effectively congratulating ISIS's main sponsor. First trump helps the terrorists in Syria then he congratulates a sponsor. And Mayhem wants to trade with both.

This is quickly becoming a garish nightmare Shakespeare himself would have struggled to articulate.

Donald Trump has congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in Sunday's referendum that gave him sweeping new powers.

The US president's phone call contrasts with concern by European leaders who have pointed out how the result - 51.4% in favour of the changes - has exposed deep splits in Turkish society.
Mr Erdogan has rejected criticism from international monitors who said he had been favoured by an "unequal campaign".
"Know your place," he told them.

The narrow victory was ruled valid by Turkey's electoral body, despite claims of irregularities by the opposition.

Turkey referendum: Trump congratulates Erdogan - BBC News

[sasguru]

I hear the Erdogan now wants to use his power to bring back the death penalty. Death to the judges! <placeholder>

Turkey is quickly turning into a basket case of mad frogs. And Trump is a wind up merchant. He's effectively congratulating ISIS's main sponsor. First trump helps the terrorists in Syria then he congratulates a sponsor. And Mayhem wants to trade with both.

This is quickly becoming a garish nightmare Shakespeare himself would have struggled to articulate.




Turkey referendum: Trump congratulates Erdogan - BBC News

How is Turkey ISIS main sponsor?

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Perhaps not the Main sponsor like Saudi but a sponsor nonetheless. Only one person was becoming upset at the destruction of oil tankers leaving Iraq, oil recovered by ISIS. Guess who? It's no secret Turkey was buying oil from ISIS. Email cache proves Turkish oil minister’s links to Isis oil trade

Do a little google, do a little dance, the answers will come with just a little chance.

[rambaugh]

Perhaps not the Main sponsor like Saudi but a sponsor nonetheless. Only one person was becoming upset at the destruction of oil tankers leaving Iraq, oil recovered by ISIS. Guess who? It's no secret Turkey was buying oil from ISIS. Email cache proves Turkish oil minister’s links to Isis oil trade

Do a little google, do a little dance, the answers will come with just a little chance.

Given the cost and burden of hosting 3 million refugees at your doorstep I doubt Turkey would sponsor the key proponent of destabilisation in the region. The benefit from illegitimate oil revenues simply would not stack up.

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Trump has a licensing deal in Turkey so it's easy to focus on that, but this is not as important as the fact that Turkey allows US military to use the country's air bases where the US keeps tactical nuclear weapons. That's worth a phone call.

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I assume May phoned him as well, its the done thing.