[nakkaya]

> He was thrown into prison

And the same guy, now prime minister jailed a world renowned pianist because he quoted a poem criticizing Islam (for foreigners technically court jailed him but they basically control that too) . Repeat after me Turkey as a country does not have a religion. You can believe in the power of the stone for all I care as long as you do not throw it on my head. Erdogan's actions are just doing that. I do not want to live in a country where kissing in public gets you arrested, homosexuals are hanged publicly or my daughter bought/sold like a common house good. When Erdogan criticizes something/someone (this went as far as calling the founding father a drunk which if it wasn't for him Turkey would be Christian country.) it is a democratic right when regular joe/journalist/MP does it he/she gets jailed.

[_b8r0]

> which if it wasn't for him Turkey would be Christian country.

I really don't understand this? How would Turkey be a christian country if it wasn't for Ataturk? The Seljuks invaded Constantinople in 1453.

[afsina]

Actually it was Ottomans who invaded Constantinople in 1453.

The sentence about becoming Christian country is silly. It is the default cool-aid they give in elementary schools here.

[_b8r0]

Sorry you're right about the Ottomans, I'd just woken up and seen this in the morning.

[nakkaya]

After WWI Turkey was divided between Christian countries France Greece England etc.

[jadyoyster]

And that if that'd continued to be the case, Turkey would be a Christian country how?