Mass protests in Turkey [live-update thread]

[Dilange]

By the way; some trade unions are going to meet tomorrow; many people are calling for 'general strike'. I hope they take such a decision so it will help the protests continue within the week.

But it's the youth who is leading the protests. Since the schools are about to close soon... Not to mention lots of unemployed university graduates, the retired and those who will join us after the work. Resist, people...

And can you guys please sign this petition?

https://www.change.org/petitions/cnn-in ... -cnn-turk#

To:
CNN International, CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia
CNN International must pull its name franchise from CNN Turk

After failing to report the Istanbul events CNN Turk can no longer continue it's activity as a proper news channel. CNN must not allow its prestige to be used in such a way and must pull its name right immediately.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

Honestly, CNN Turk is a great channel. I'd rather watch "March of the Penguins" than constantly know f my country is going to implode.

[Napkiraly]

By the way; some trade unions are going to meet tomorrow; many people are calling for 'general strike'. I hope they take such a decision so it will help the protests continue within the week.

But it's the youth who is leading the protests. Since the schools are about to close soon... Not to mention lots of unemployed university graduates, the retired and those who will join us after the work. Resist, people...

And can you guys please sign this petition?

https://www.change.org/petitions/cnn-in ... -cnn-turk#

Honestly, CNN Turk is a great channel. I'd rather watch "March of the Penguins" than constantly know f my country is going to implode.

You have weird priorities.

[Ensiferum]

Next time someone complains about how lazy and entitled this generation is I'm going to have to respond with, "What's that? Sorry I couldn't hear you over my generation overthrowing an (moderately)Islamist and (increasingly) authoritarian regime pay rolled by your generation. Care to repeat that sir/madam?"

[Greed and Death]

Next time someone complains about how lazy and entitled this generation is I'm going to have to respond with, "What's that? Sorry I couldn't hear you over my generation overthrowing an (moderately)Fundamentalist Christian and (increasingly) authoritarian regime pay rolled by your generation. Care to repeat that sir/madam?"

WE are over throwing the US ? Why didn't anyone tell me ? Wouldn't it have been more proper under Bush ?

[Regnum Dominae]

By the way; some trade unions are going to meet tomorrow; many people are calling for 'general strike'. I hope they take such a decision so it will help the protests continue within the week.

But it's the youth who is leading the protests. Since the schools are about to close soon... Not to mention lots of unemployed university graduates, the retired and those who will join us after the work. Resist, people...

And can you guys please sign this petition?

https://www.change.org/petitions/cnn-in ... -cnn-turk#

To:
CNN International, CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia
CNN International must pull its name franchise from CNN Turk

After failing to report the Istanbul events CNN Turk can no longer continue it's activity as a proper news channel. CNN must not allow its prestige to be used in such a way and must pull its name right immediately.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

Signed.

[DogDoo 7]

By the way; some trade unions are going to meet tomorrow; many people are calling for 'general strike'. I hope they take such a decision so it will help the protests continue within the week.

But it's the youth who is leading the protests. Since the schools are about to close soon... Not to mention lots of unemployed university graduates, the retired and those who will join us after the work. Resist, people...

And can you guys please sign this petition?

https://www.change.org/petitions/cnn-in ... -cnn-turk#

To:
CNN International, CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia
CNN International must pull its name franchise from CNN Turk

After failing to report the Istanbul events CNN Turk can no longer continue it's activity as a proper news channel. CNN must not allow its prestige to be used in such a way and must pull its name right immediately.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

CNN still has prestige?

[Regnum Dominae]

By the way; some trade unions are going to meet tomorrow; many people are calling for 'general strike'. I hope they take such a decision so it will help the protests continue within the week.

But it's the youth who is leading the protests. Since the schools are about to close soon... Not to mention lots of unemployed university graduates, the retired and those who will join us after the work. Resist, people...

And can you guys please sign this petition?

https://www.change.org/petitions/cnn-in ... -cnn-turk#

CNN still has prestige?

I lost all my respect for them when they spent two months hyping North Korea's dickwaving to try to get better ratings by presenting it as "OH NOES THIS IS GOING TO BE WW3"

[Agritum]

By the way; some trade unions are going to meet tomorrow; many people are calling for 'general strike'. I hope they take such a decision so it will help the protests continue within the week.

But it's the youth who is leading the protests. Since the schools are about to close soon... Not to mention lots of unemployed university graduates, the retired and those who will join us after the work. Resist, people...

And can you guys please sign this petition?

https://www.change.org/petitions/cnn-in ... -cnn-turk#

Signed.

Idem.

[Mike the Progressive]

Next time someone complains about how lazy and entitled this generation is I'm going to have to respond with, "What's that? Sorry I couldn't hear you over my generation overthrowing an (moderately)Fundamentalist Christian and (increasingly) authoritarian regime pay rolled by your generation. Care to repeat that sir/madam?"

WE are over throwing the US ? Why didn't anyone tell me ? Wouldn't it have been more proper under Bush ?

Are you insane? White guy in White House=Good. Black guy in White house=strange.

Now is the time to revolt, let's march on Wall Street, have dirty hobo sex while super high and forget about the entire thing in a couple of weeks. We will show them. we will show the world!!!!

[Hathradic States]

What will NATO do if this escalates?

[Mike the Progressive]

What will NATO do if this escalates?

We shall bomb...Iran.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

What will NATO do if this escalates?

We shall bomb...Iran.

*breathes sigh of relief*

Good, that's a few countries over from me.

I'd appreciate it if you bomb the one bordering us that is not Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan or China.

[Arglorand]

We shall bomb...Iran.

*breathes sigh of relief*

Good, that's a few countries over from me.

I'd appreciate it if you bomb the one bordering us that is not Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan or China.

Wouldn't that cause some collateral damage in India too? Considering that when NATO bombs something, we go all out?

[Hathradic States]

We shall bomb...Iran.

*breathes sigh of relief*

Good, that's a few countries over from me.

I'd appreciate it if you bomb the one bordering us that is not Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan or China.

Just wait for me to become President. I will give that place back to India when I am through with it.

[Corrian]

I lost all my respect for them when they spent two months hyping North Korea's dickwaving to try to get better ratings by presenting it as "OH NOES THIS IS GOING TO BE WW3"

I also get sick of these big news stories they try to drag on and on. "Hey everyone, here's the kind of backpack the Boston bomer was wearing!", "Hey, here's 500 different stories related to the destructive tornado!", "Because we are busy focusing on the Boston bombing that killed 3 or so people, let's completely ignore the even bigger explosion that occurred in Texas because of a fertilizer plant, an explosion that injured 160+ people and killed countless others because everything was built stupidly close to it".

I have a pretty low opinion on all 3 of the major U.S. news channels

[Nightkill the Emperor]

*breathes sigh of relief*

Good, that's a few countries over from me.

I'd appreciate it if you bomb the one bordering us that is not Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan or China.

Just wait for me to become President. I will give that place back to India when I am through with it.

We don't want it right now. That would mean we get Pakistanis with it.

[Regnum Dominae]

We shall bomb...Iran.

*breathes sigh of relief*

Good, that's a few countries over from me.

I'd appreciate it if you bomb the one bordering us that is not Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan or China.

Myanmar?

[Agritum]

*breathes sigh of relief*

Good, that's a few countries over from me.

I'd appreciate it if you bomb the one bordering us that is not Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan or China.

Just wait for me to become President. I will give that place back to India when I am through with it.

White House? Yes, I want to order a tactical nuclear strike on the Vatican. With anchovies, please.

[DogDoo 7]

What will NATO do if this escalates?

Is NATO supposed to do something?

[Hathradic States]

Just wait for me to become President. I will give that place back to India when I am through with it.

We don't want it right now. That would mean we get Pakistanis with it.

Trust me, when I'm done with it, that won't be a problem.

[Hathradic States]

What will NATO do if this escalates?

Is NATO supposed to do something?

Turkey is a NATO member...

[Agritum]

Is NATO supposed to do something?

Turkey is a NATO member...

I'd guess that NATO can't interfere with the internal political processes of a member nation. They can condemn them at best.

[DogDoo 7]

Is NATO supposed to do something?

Turkey is a NATO member...

Yeah, but unless the protestors start attacking NATO bases I imagine they're not supposed to do anything.

[Mike the Progressive]

Is NATO supposed to do something?

Turkey is a NATO member...

Yeah, but NATO is a collective defense alliance. So not sure why they would do anything against a fellow member.

[Krookland]

Turkey is a NATO member...

Yeah, but NATO is a collective defense alliance. So not sure why they would do anything against a fellow member.

Turkey has attacked a NATO member in the past.


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