[grecy]

Furthermore, it has two more consequences.

1. Americans will read the news and think "Oh wow, I'm not going to Turkey anytime soon" then move on. (Much like when they read an article about violence in Mexico, etc.)

2. Americans will read the news and think "What a hell hole out there. I'm so happy America is the best. We have it so good here". This will further re-enforce their (incorrect) views about America.

I have to wonder, who stands to gain the most if these full-page ads actually run in American media?

[Jun8]

Most of the threads on this post and some other recent ones on HN provide a counterpoint: Many people in the West (note that NYT is widely read all over the world) don't know what's happening in Turkey and are curious. At best they are getting the government's version of events. Now, at least they'l have a single page of information from the other side.