[MachinShinn-]

I don't know who you're talking about, but I am a Turkish citizen who supports Erdogan. I am not getting paid by him, his party, or anyone else for saying what I say.

So what motivates me to make comments whenever I see a post like this on reddit/hackernews/etc? Because the narrative is so one sided that it forces me to react.

There's no doubt Erdogan is getting more authoritarian since his first administration in 2002. There's nothing wrong with pointing out the missteps and bad things a government does. BUT that's not what I see when Erdogan is covered for the past several years. Its automatically the same few lines: He's a dictator, turning secular turkey into Islamic State, no more freedom left in Turkey, etc. These same lines were being used for YEARS. And the worst part is much of it comes from fellow Turks who happen to be politically opposed to Erdogan.

It would be like the dumbest Democrats in America spamming European comment sections 24/7 with stuff like 'Trump is a dictator, American freedom is over' Except in that case, moderation would eventually prevail because America is a big country covered by European press. Turkey gets little coverage in America so American readers understandably just assume whatever is being said by Turks in the comments is the truth rather than political hysteria.