Tens of thousands protest Turkish premier Recep Erdogan's visit to Germany

[cyberspacemonkey]

http://www.thelocal.de/20140524/germany-turks-protest-ahead-of-erdogan-speech

"Erdogan and his Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) have polarized Turks at home and abroad over what critics call his authoritarian style, a crackdown on civil liberties and corruption scandals under his rule.

In the western city of Cologne, where Erdogan spoke in an 18,000-seat arena, protesters waved banners that read: "Erdogan persona non grata", "Resistance against AKP fascism" and "Corruption, sharia, sultanate - Erdogan, you are not a democrat"."

[Divinespark]

Shame, if Erdogan had quit a couple of years ago he would hvae gone down in turkish history as an all-time great
Now he is just a power hungry douchebag like everyone else

[dadugan]

Shame, if Erdogan had quit a couple of years ago he would hvae gone down in turkish history as an all-time great
Now he is just a power hungry douchebag like everyone else

Could be because he think he is doing the right thing.

Not much different than all the madmen in the history before him.

[bryant.coleman]

Shame, if Erdogan had quit a couple of years ago he would hvae gone down in turkish history as an all-time great
Now he is just a power hungry douchebag like everyone else

Even he knows that he will not win another election. If you look closely, it is clear that he is not even caring about his reputation anymore. He has undertaken a series of very unpopular steps, especially the one making him the most paid head of state in the world.

http://en.mediamass.net/people/recep-tayyip-erdogan/highest-paid.html