The Era of Trump?

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Originally Posted by Rajoo

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial, stoking opposition anger



I will say this again, democracy is incompatible with Islam.
Erdogan is no different than Putin, Orban or our very own Felon#47. They all want to be presidents (aka rulers) for life.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle...al-2025-03-23/

And here is an interesting article I came upon regarding Orban and Trump.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opin...o-seize-power/

What's amazing is that Erdogan actually did a good job with the Turkish economy in his early years (before he went full autocrat). FWIW, we did a family vacation in Turkey in May 2013 and flew out of Istanbul the day before the Taksim Square uprising. It's really a shame what's happening there. It's a truly beautiful country with amazingly friendly and hospital people, not to mention fantastic food and some mind-blowing sights.