Comments by "" (@hamlet557) on "DW News" channel.

  1.  @asianbreed3990  I guess you have to lie when reality is too hard to accept.
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  2. When the earthquake happened the western media were sad. So.. that means it was good for Turkey? Does your "logic" make any sense?
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  3. ​ @lkbandz5982  In that case Europeans will build nice countries elsewhere and you'll still have the middle eastern problems in Europe. It's hardly something to be proud of.
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  4. So was cholera until THE WEST stopped it.
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  5. We say dictator because last time he cancelled 48 mayors and appointed government people. We say dictator because he ALREADY cancelled an elected mayor and appointed the second party's candidate, who was from Erdogan's party. If you can't see the facts check your IQ and the definition of democracy.
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  6. If there are real reasons to be afraid, then that's not a phobia.
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  7.  @fresh6993  I know lots of people who share your opinion. But I have NEVER EVER seen one of them migrate to putinland or china. Instead they want to migrate to EU and US. One of my acquaintances who is heavily anti-western applied for a job in Germany. I told him that they should deny his visa and give him one-way ticket to the antiwestern country of his choice instead. I don't know why he wasn't happy with my answer. Especially since China and Putinland are doing better.
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  8. No it's not. That's why it's been almost a century and they have done nothing but nice things for Europe. Don't make me compare them with other "cultures" who are still living in middle ages.
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  9. We know that you have some illusions. Just relax and do your job. No one cares enough to support anyone. We just have journalists and do journalism. And we are FREE enough to say whatever we want.
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  10. Why are so many million turks still living in Germany? If they love Erdogan so much shouldn't they GET OUT and move to Turkey?
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  11.  @analyst4455  Υou can have your opinion and I can have mine. If your sultan decided that someone is terrorist just hours AFTER he won the elections, then the world can understand exactly what sultan's minions mean with "terrorist" If you Sultan decided that when someone is deemed "terrorist" and doesn't let the winning party come with another mayor FROM THE SAME PARTY, but he appoints the second party, which is AKP, then I understand exactly what happened. I got this information directly from turkish media. So much for your usual excuses about "Western media" But if you want to compare, western journalists are free to say whatever they want. Turkey - as a typical middle eastern regime - has the largest number if imprisoned journalists. If they dare say anything against the sultan, they go to prison. If you want to see which media lies the most, look at the number of imprisoned journalists.
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  12. Ιt will be better because the ruling mafia will be over, and the new government won't have time to install a new regime. So even if they aren't good enough, people and media would be more free to report it and discuss like adults. And if people want to choose something else next time, there are higher chances of fair elections and pluralism.
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  13. Invest your money in Pakistan. And see what happens.
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  14. Did he imprison journalists who criticized him? Yes Did he close newspapers, media etc? Yes. Did he imprison civilians who criticized him? Yes. Is he a dictator? YES.
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  15.  @UlassG  Which TR cities are in Europe except Trakya and european PART of Istanbul? If I look at the map, where is this 60% ?
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  16.  @alihanaydogdu6158  Because for you there isn't possibility to be around 10-20% or normal numbers? For you only 0 or top of the world. Is that the average akp voter's IQ?
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  17. Το be honest, I think that Iranians deserve their freedom from oppression more than Turks. Peoples of Europe will be supporting you, no matter our governments.
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  18. In August 2019, by decision of the Ministry of Interior, HDP mayors were removed in 48 municipalities in southeastern Turkey and government deputies were appointed in their place. In 2019 Erdogan decided that 48 mayors should be removed and appointed government deputies in their place. Even AS WE SPEAK, in a big city Van, he already removed the elected mayor and declared that the candidate of second party will become mayor (coincidentally from AKP)
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  19. Anyone who knows how many people are in prison for "insulting the effing sultan" know very well that this is NOT A DEMOCRACY. Journalists know that Turkey is a huge prison for journalists and journalists get lengthier prison times than the men who murder their wives.
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  20. He has imprisoned thousand of people just for criticizing him. I don't know in what desert you are currently living, but that's no democracy without freedom od press or freedom of speech. There are many stages between North Korea and Norway, and turkey still ranks very low, closer to north korea.
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  21. yes, turkey is something between middle east and russia. Literally and figuratively
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  22.  @denizagayi9377  I gues that Turks have a constant problem with names. Think about a name, we'll use it, but I can guarantee that a name doesn't change a reality.
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  23. Half turks say that EU is celebrating that RTE lost, and half of them say that EU supports RTE. Of course no one thinks that EU governments don't care much and they'll just make their decisions regardless of what happens to turkey.
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  24.  @subutaynoyan5372  Easy: let's see how CHP will use the law about "insulting the president" ? Will they make laws about the independence of justice? Will they say that this law shouldn't exist or will they make most of it? How will they treat AKP opposition and AKP journalists? How will they treat DEM party and their mayors if CHP ever wins the presidential elections? Talking with CHP voters I'm not so sure. And most importantly, will they even vote CHP if RTE gives 20K pension to early retirees?
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  25.  @muguruyarr  Meanwhile Turks voted for Hudapar terrorists in some cities and there is no Turk who dared to call them out for being Hesbollah. How would you like it to be thrown out of Nato for that? So don't think that no one notices that you just call "terrorists" the ones you don't like, but you are pretty comfortable with all other terrorist groups. Especially with gray wolves which are practically terrorist groups in Europe.
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  26.  @zayrex1769  What is common in both CHP and AKP and MHP turks is that they believe in conspiracy theories and see the west as their enemy. EU should see that, because I've seen a lot of too optimisitic comments, even talking about accepting TR into the EU. Turks don't feel European, they see Europe as their enemy.
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  27.  @Johnirsss  If I were you I wouldn't be so warm to other people learning turkish because they'll have access to what CHP voters say when they don't think that foreigners read. That will be a great shock to anyone learning turkish, and I think you know what I mean.
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  28.  @jigimujigi  Van chose a mayor. The sultan ALREADY cancelled the candidate and appointed the second party (AKP) as mayor. He did the same in 48 municipalities in 2019. It's not a "perspective". It's hard facts. Whether you like it or not there is a continuum betwen Norway's democracy and North Korea, and Turkey is closer to N. Korea than to Norway. Deal with it.
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  29.  @habsusnjzndndj  If that's the worst thing you can say about Indians, they must be really nice people.
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  30.  @rodyys  Secular yes. Democratic? not so sure.
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  31. According to polls just under half of Turks and 43% of graduates (!!) believe that Lausanne expired. So HAPPY EXPIRATION DATE!
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  32. It's somethimg between middle eastern autocracies and european democracies. Without freedom of press, there isn't real democracy. Turkey still gives more prison time to journalists than to wife murderers.
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  33.  @TolgaKarlilar  Cry harder.
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  34.  @koraybasus263  Where is their capital Ankara? Where is 90% of their land?
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  35. Half of CHP politicians and voters are pretty far-right by european standards.
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  36.  @khaledhammood5879  Great example, In turkish they always say Hollanda instead of Netherlands 😂
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  37. wow! Stop killing people then.
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  38. YES. He still heavily influences the justice system. He still can imprison people for "insulting" him He still controls the press. Journalists receive lengthier prison sentences for reporting that people who murder their wives. Do you believe that he's democratic in any meaningful sense?
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  39.  @GuyloveARTPOP  I'm extremely surprised that there is even one Turk who can see that. It seems that the vast majority of Turks (even CHP Turks) are too much into conspiracy theories and general hatred/fear against everyone else.
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  40.  @merve6987  Turkey got the most coverage during the earhquake. Are you sure you want to see more of that in the future.
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  41. There is ALREADY mention about fairness. In a city, a candidate from DEM party won. Erdogan THEN "found" a reason to cancel his candidacy. In every democratic country, someone else from DEM party would be able to become Mayor, but not in Turkey. They announced the second party as "winner", who coincidentally is from Erdogan's party. The same happened in 48 minicipalities in 2019
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  42. Then they should be running AWAY from the western secular europe, not begging and crying to stay IN western secular europe. Get your facts straight.
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  43.  @vectorfox4782  Turkish people won't act because Erdogan cancelled Kurdish mayors. Whoever thinks that CHP is progressive, european party will be totally surprised if they ever win the presidency.
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  44.  @quailking8265  How is this going to benefit the EU if we have a country that constantly will veto every decision until we let them have everything they want? And honestly, did you even look at the results? Do you know what's the new party that got votes from AKP? AKP and Yeniden Refah will have seats in Europarliament. Are you ready for this?
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  45. What was the official name for almost100 years?
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  46.  @gankplankinportakalsular5077  The number of journalists who imprisoned for criticizing him made him look like a dictator. The number of CIVILIANS he imprisoned for "offending him" It's not western media, it's the whole democratic world who sees him as dictator. Of course compared to Putin, N. Korea and Saudi Arabia he's better. But already western media knows that.
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  47.  @mertnecati875  First of all who told you that there aren't Europeans gathering for people of Palestine? In what sort of village do you live and you have no information about the world?
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  48.  @GalaktikVirus  Yeah, you live in your own planet, called utopia.
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  49.  @e.v3832  If I go to Erzurum, to RIze, to Mus, to Urfa, to Konya will I see Europeans?
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  50.  @e.v3832  When I mentioned Konya or Rize you understood "kurds" ? How on earth did you get that idea?
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  51.  @e.v3832  So if I walk around Fatih, central part of Istanbul I'll feel the European culture.
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  52. In our "western block" whenever the main political party loses the local elections we know that it lost support and the next elections -if nothing major happens - they'll lose too. Sometimes Europeans don't fully comprehend the middle east, but still. When someone doesn't vote AKP in a polarized society it gives a very strong message.
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  53. Maybe we'll just stop them at the EU borders.
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