Why Does Turkey Hate Its President?

• published: 16 Oct 2015
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Could ISIS Take Over Turkey? http://testu.be/1X76DNu Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Turkey's president has helped his nation advance but not everyone stands behind his methods. So why do Turkish people hate Recep Erdogan? Learn More: Deep Divisions in Turkey as Election Nears http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/10/15/deep-divisions-in-turkey-as-election-nears/ "As a result of a political deadlock stemming from the June 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a snap election, set for November 1, 2015. " The End of the Erdogan Era? http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-end-of-the-erdogan-era "Whether abroad or at home, it's easy to get disheartened by democracy: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But every now and then a moment arrives that wipes away our doubts and reaffirms our hopes in the wisdom of the democratic idea. " A "Kurdish Reset": Erdogan's Last Chance? http://turkishpolicy.com/pdf/vol_11-no_3-mitchell.pdf "The recent resurgence of PKK violence, coupled by a noticeable lag in the constitutional reform process, has led critics to assume that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's promises to the Kurds, Turkey's largest minority population, were insincere." Erdogan's Rivals Accuse Turkish Government of Arming Radicals in Syria http://www.vocativ.com/world/syria-world/erdogans-rivals-accuse-turkish-government-arming-radicals-syria/ "Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdo?an's government stands accused of funding Islamist militants in Syria-maybe even Al Qaeda-by backers of his political rival in the latest twist of a knock-down, drag-out war of accusations between Turkey's Islamist power brokers." Turkey worst jailer of journalists for second year in a row https://cpj.org/2013/12/turkey-worst-jailer-of-journalists-for-second-year.php "For the second consecutive year, Turkey was the world's leading jailer of journalists, followed closely by Iran and China." Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Continuity" Subscribe to TestTube News! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubenews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Jules Suzdaltsev for hosting TestTube!