the box ox Turkey authoritarianism thread

[rickyb]

@Box Ox was confused the other day about Turkey so I found this for him

1,400+ Arrested in Turkey as Erdoğan Jails Istanbul Mayor & Intensifies Authoritarian Crackdown

Mass demonstrations are continuing in Turkey, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been arrested on corruption charges. Since protests broke out last week, Turkish authorities have detained more than 1,400 people, including students and journalists. İmamoğlu is the main rival of President...

www.democracynow.org

 

[Box Ox]

Wow, I really did hurt your feelings when I asked why Democracy Now hasn’t listed any specific opposition activists or academics that X has suspended:

No list of the actual people who have been suspended? This is it and the end of the piece?

“Meanwhile, X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has suspended a number of accounts belonging to opposition activists and academics in Turkey.”

And guess what? This new Democracy Now piece that you made this thread for doesn’t do it either. Hilarious.

Better luck next time, I guess.

 

[rickyb]

Wow, I really did hurt your feelings when I asked why Democracy Now hasn’t listed any specific opposition activists or academics that X has suspended:



And guess what? This new Democracy Now piece that you made this thread for doesn’t do it either. Hilarious.

Better luck next time, I guess.

better luck next time indeed

im still waiting for your sexy wife!

 

[Brownwind]

@Box Ox was confused the other day about Turkey so I found this for him

1,400+ Arrested in Turkey as Erdoğan Jails Istanbul Mayor & Intensifies Authoritarian Crackdown

Mass demonstrations are continuing in Turkey, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been arrested on corruption charges. Since protests broke out last week, Turkish authorities have detained more than 1,400 people, including students and journalists. İmamoğlu is the main rival of President...

www.democracynow.org

Turkey goes by a different name than what was posted. They changed the spelling a few years back

 

[rickyb]

Turkey goes by a different name than what was posted. They changed the spelling a few years back

i like democracy nows spelling

 

[Brownwind]

i like democracy nows spelling

I didn’t read the article. I just noticed the headline.

 

[Box Ox]

Turkey goes by a different name than what was posted. They changed the spelling a few years back

Why does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its name ‘Türkiye’?

Phillip M. Carter, associate professor of linguistics at FIU, writes in The Conversation.

news.fiu.edu

"In June 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the spelling of the country known in the English-speaking world as Turkey to Türkiye, heeding a request by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In January 2023, the U.S. State Department also agreed to adopt the requested change in its written communications."

 

[oldngray]

Why does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its name ‘Türkiye’?

Phillip M. Carter, associate professor of linguistics at FIU, writes in The Conversation.

news.fiu.edu

"In June 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the spelling of the country known in the English-speaking world as Turkey to Türkiye, heeding a request by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In January 2023, the U.S. State Department also agreed to adopt the requested change in its written communications."

They use the Turkish alphabet that is a bit different from what we use creating different spellings.

 

[Box Ox]

They use the Turkish alphabet that is a bit different from what we use creating different spellings.

6/2/22

Turkey wants to be called Türkiye in rebranding move

The country wants to be called Türkiye as part of a campaign launched by its president.

www.bbc.com

"State broadcaster TRT was quick to make the change as soon as it was announced last year, explaining that among the reasons for the image rebrand was the association with the bird traditionally associated with Christmas, New Year or Thanksgiving.

It also pointed out the Cambridge English Dictionary's definition of one of the meanings of the word as "something that fails badly" or "a stupid or silly person"."

 

[BrownFlush]

 

[Box Ox]

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