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Those dotards are missing in action probably sniffing glue in some dark alley.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called on the nation to open the door for the "Century of Türkiye" by voting for him in the second round of presidential elections on May 28.
“We believe that on May 28, we will stick to the 'Century of Türkiye' and continue our journey toward a great and powerful Türkiye,” Erdoğan wrote on social media.
He reiterated that he and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) have kept their promises and brought many services to the people in all 81 provinces.
Erdoğan urges nation to open door for 'Century of Türkiye' on May 28
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called on the nation to open the door for the 'Century of Türkiye' by... -
Press release from Deni post local elections.
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Results of the 10 districts finalised.
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KAAH also leading in Sanaag with Badhan setting the trend with the rest expected to follow.
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In a public speech, in Siirt in 1997, this was the poem, which Erdogan recited, which led to his arrest; he was the Mayor of Istanbul, and the military disbanded his party, with the PM resigning.
"The minarets are our bayonets,
the domes our helmets,
the mosques our barracks, and
the faithful our soldiers.
One thing that I can not digest, if the skies and the ground were to open against us. If floods and volcanoes were to burst upon us, we are those who are proud with the Iman of our ancestors, they never knelt down to frightening things any day, deeds of glory, deed of Anatolia, from Malazgirt til Canakkale, faith impenetrable to fortresses, our ancestors rushing from one victory to another, this is unity and togetherness." Poem by Ziya GökalpIn the making:
In 1994, Istanbul was considered the filthiest city in Europe with rubbish piling up in the streets, poverty at its highest, with slums and pauper houses vastly growing. Here came a man from impoverished background, and not of the political elite of Turkiye, to take on the challenge, and transform Istanbul to the biggest, and most populous city in Europe, not to mention one of the cheapest to live in, and least xenophobic. His star was rising till he was sentenced to ten months imprisonment for incitement, having recited an Ottoman poem, deemed nationalist, after the military labelled his party an Islamist, forcing it to resign; he spent four months in prison forming the AK* political party post his release.
His rise:
For his prison record, he could not run for a political post, or hold a public office. He was so popular with the public, with his party winning most seats, and in turn, his AK party appointing him as the party Chairman, and subsequently amending the law. As the Chairman, he appointed Abdullahi Gul, his close ally, as the President. Gul's wife turned up adorning the Muslim headscarf, to which the secularists scoffed, if flipping on sight, baring their pale, lardy bellies, in their supine passive posturing, signalling for the West to see. The military tried to remove them both. He had his first showdown with the military, which was unprecedented, if a political anomaly, for no political leader had ever been bold enough to challenge the mighty Ataturk firing engine. But he did, and the military blinked.
He famously said 'This is a bullet fired at democracy'. With the military blinking, he seized the moment, called for a snap election, and his AK party won in an unprecedented landslide serving from 2002 to 2007, there with the mandate of the people. In the backdrop of the Susurluk incident of 1996, involving criminal underground, or the 'siyasi derin devlet', the deep state, he sought to exploit their alleged association with the military against military leaders.
With that in the pipeline, he sought to transform Turkiye from stablising the economy to keeping inflation down to joining NATO to seeking EU membership etc., and to date, after Germany, Turkiye is one of the fastest growing manufacturing economies in Europe.
Enter Fathullan Gulen into the equation, and with him, Turkiye turned East, with Gulenist parallel government formed. Or so argued his opposition. This does not deride, nor downplay the dark days of mass 'Ergenekon' inquisition against opposition.
Then came the Gezi park incident of the Summer of 2013, where police brutality, authoritarian rule, and oppressive reign came to pass, and for all to see, an opening for the West to deconstruct Turkiye.
From 2013 onwards, ISIL entered the political theatre, then the Syrian war.
The wire-taps of Erdogan and his son Bilal speaking of huge sums of monies being stashed, and assets being liquidated, had been released. In 1994, Erdogan had two flats, and a parcel of land in poorer neighbour of Istanbul, and as disclosed in the Paradise Papers, a great deal of wealth by his family in offshore accounts had been accumulated. Gulenists were said to have been behind the wire-taps, and brought forth an internal conflict between Erdogan and Gulen, who had been accused of orchestrating a public coup.
Presiding over three successive Premier terms, the limit allowed in the Turkish constitution, Erdogan sought to effect constitutional amendment, but first had to ascend to the ceremonial position of the Presidency with a plan to transform Turkiye from Parliamentary to Republic system of government.
To balance power, and coalition building, he sought to resolve the Kurd issue by initiating negotiations with the PKK, which ushered in Kurdish participation in Turkish politics with sizeable representation in the Parliament.
Failed coup:
By 2016, Gulenists have taken over the military along with other security aparatus of the State, with former allies now coming to blows, paving the way for the failed coup d'etat of 2016. Flying into the eye of the Bosphorus, on FaceTime, in the face of fighter jets swirling round the skies, targeting government sites with fiery missiles, Erdogan rallied Turks to come out to the airport, Bosphorus Bridge, and streets to defend the nation. The sight of all mosques in Turkey calling people to Prayers, past midnight, rallying them to come out to the streets, and stop the tanks, was a scene to behold.
Post coup:
After the coup had been aborted, there was a reckoning, which was brutal, and to date is being used against suspected Gulenists, and their sympathisers. Over 50,000+ suspected Gulenists had been imprisoned, with many still searing in prison cells. For supremacy, he allied with the far-right, and sought to change the Constitution by ridding Parliamentary system, and is now a de facto dictator for life, to which every aspiring leader, even Caesar aspired, but never realised ending up with a dagger at the cape of his scruff by his closest confidante Brutas, and with Anthony standing by.
So much power now rests in the hands of a single man, and his reign shall continue, for he is poised to return on May 28th.
* In Turkish, AK means white, clean; stands for Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice & Development) with a light bulb its sign. -
KAAH leading in Galkacyo & Galdogob.
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This is my favourite, reer Dal Lo'aad outside of Ceerigaabo, Sanaag after casting their votes.
List of districts in Haylaan & Sanaag
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5 hours ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:Qoftaan lahjad Reer Nugaal malaha. Reer Mudug u cod adagtahay.
Juxa Boosaaso muu ka dhiibtay coskiisa see leedahay?
Actually reer Nugaal & Mudug sound the same, at least to me, and could hardly differentiate.
1 hour ago, Che -Guevara said:So,.Deni is falling behind LOL imagine those who opposed the election if Kaah com
Yes, Mideeye still leading. The other surprise is SinCad almost disappearing, and Ifiye making gainful strides elsewhere.
1 hour ago, Samafal said:Kaah will do well in Mudug. Mideeye and Ifiye in Bari.
Yes, KAAH is expected to do well in Mudug, but Mideeye is also predicted to exceed expectations in Mudug.
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Early predictions show Mideeye and Ifiye leading with KAAH lagging behind.
TPEC Chair speaks after closing.
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5 hours ago, maakhiri1 said:Capital must be moved from Garowe,.same as Mogadishu, Unukaa leh by Aran Jaan is unacceptable
No, one step at a time. Reer Garowe will come round. No group is more enraged that reer Nugaal today, and this young lady's fiery spirit demonstrates that, albeit she misses the point of democracy, and elections. It is not about the use of force, but consensus building. And of course listening to the public, and now the public must express its frustration on Aaran Jaan.
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2 hours ago, AhmedGuled said:When I left, for Somaliland, in March 2019 I had high hopes that the country would turn a corner. My plan was to start a small manufacturing company and provide services to the local cities. I am not from a minority clan in Somaliland I am from the same clan as Muse Bixii Abdi. The way people treat each other over the smallest things is what really opened my eyes. I got robbed twice in Hargeisa and Las Anod and I was treated like a outsider. Even my father got into it with another person who crashed his car into us, we only managed to walk away from the heated exchange because of our clan name otherwise it could have turned real ugly. This was my first "walk up call" of how Somaliland is really run. I said to myself ,and spoke to my father, that if this place has not moved on from clan identity then it will never be the country we want it to be. My father still lives in Berbera but I told him and I will be returning back to the U.K and staying there.
I am sorry to hear of those bad experiences, mate. From what I have seen, in my recent trips, things are slowly, if incrementally progressing, and it is our responsibility to make the country what we want it to be.
Europe is not ours. Its people built it. We should build our own instead of being undesirable guests in another.
Despair not, mate. It is a long, arduous dredge, but I am confident we could make the turn.
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2 hours ago, Xaaji Xunjuf said:are u saying that puntland had nothing to with the urpise in laacanood and they had no impact what so ever and didnt send any clan militia mala adiga realityga ka fog
Cause and effect, you dimwitted orangutan. Your hallucinating, marqaan-induced mad dogs shell, and bombard civilians in their homes, yet expect to be lauded, you motherless hophead.
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7 minutes ago, Game changer said:Do you mean the goojacade triangle , yes I Iived all over the world and I married harti two different times officially , and I recommend Somali civil war In qurbaha. Peaple back home Will never rest until we fight here practically .
I mean in other regions of Somalia outside of the triangle, and by triangle, I mean Hargeysa - Berbera - Burco. Goojacadde is your Bermuda, and none of your lot will get out of it alive.
What do you make of Saleebaan Gaal's latest reflection.
" Guddoomiyaha golaha guurtida Somaliland ayaa sheegay in Somaliland xaalad adag ka taagan tahay. Boramay ka taagan tahay, oo Saaxilbay ka taagan tahay, Soolba ka tagaan tahay, oo Sanaag bay ka taagan tahay, dalka meel aan qiiqayni majirto fooda lays haystaa".
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1 hour ago, Aroori said:How many of the guys in the picture are doctors? I believe he is the only doctor among the lot, and the fact whomever made the picture put him in twice from two different angles says a lot about said list.
My earlier question still stands. Plus the Darwiish bullet does not discriminate, as any man in military fatigue at the front is a soft target.
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8 hours ago, Game changer said:You brought everything you could get and still can't get near goojacade
Falaadhi gilgilasho kaaga ma hadhee, dhiidhiibso, ina abti.
Do you still think so?
In Feb.
Now in May, 2023.
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2 hours ago, Aroori said:The guy above muuse biixi and the one immediately to his left are the same guy, he is a medical doctor and never went to sool or fired a bullet in las anod. He was in Addis Ababa not a week ago.
What is his full name? Keep in mind we have got a list of all their names and affiliations.
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27 minutes ago, Game changer said:Macaal adiga baanu Ku 'cadhinayna' maxaad naga qaadaysa. Ma maqli jirteen nin qoyan biyo iskama dhawro.
Unlike other loony secessionists, you speak your mind, and as unhinged as you come across, at least you are honest with yourself. Out of curiosity, have your ever been, or lived, outside of the triangle?
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44 minutes ago, Game changer said:Things will get worse 10 more times.
Does it look like we are losing? A list of killed Somaliland Generals and Sr Officers in Sool in 2023.
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Trouble is I am talking to you as if a rational being, yet you can not even hear what you have said a second ago. Were you not just threatening to massacre reer Awdal?
I might know more about what is unfolding in the triangle that you do. HYonis, or as fondly referred to 'cadawga gudaha' ee la gumeeyey, and are desperately seeking to tilt the balance in their favour more than any other group. Did you know there is a strong 3,000 HYonis militias purring in Sanaag headed to Hargeysa?
Reer SSC are in a good place, and things could only get better. No one is suggesting it is going to be easy, but it is on the right course.
The end of Erdogan?
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I have been visiting Turkiye for the past 15+ years, and would concur discernible progress, economic or otherwise, had been made over the years, yet Erdogan has done some terrible things, esp. post the failed 2016 coup d'etat. That is more noticeable in rural parts of the country, and away from the major cities, which is where one could observe the economic progress. The same applies to China (720 million people, of 740 million living below poverty line, had been moved from poverty to middle class from 1978 - 2016), and other developing nations.