Murat Belge Quotes
All the problems that haunt Turkey emanate from the personality and goals of Erdagon,
He was originally a big supporter of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his early political career. But he, like so many others, had stopped supporting Erdogan when he became authoritarian, paranoid and irrational on a number of occasions and began to jail anyone ho criticized him or associated with those who criticized him.
Murat Belge Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Quoted in Foreign Affairs, November/December 2016 Volume 95, Number 6
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Porfirio Diaz - the longtime dictator of Mexico stole the election of 1910 and had his opponent Francisco Madero arrested and imprisoned. Madero got out, crossed the border to San Antonio, and issued this declaration which started the Mexican Revolution. See {613620} for the statement that declared the Revolution.
65 years later, this would become a major principle of conservatives, but it was a liberal President who seemed first to make this statement in a major address.
When he became president himself, he not only served 10 years but changed the constitution so that he could serve forever and was still President over 20 years later. See {620732} for another similar statement.
Description of Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. See 644169 for a quote about his popularity.
Murat Belge is a Turkish academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional tour guide.
