Funyarinpa
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That Turkey is becoming a radicalized shithole is probably evident from the outside. At least, I hope it is. Because the local media is so suppressed that there's no commentary or call to action whatsoever regarding the current pitiful state of the Turkish economy from within Turkey.
At August/September 2016 or thereabouts, the $/TL (Turkish Lira) exchange rate was around 3.15. Five or six years ago, the rate was 2.50. As of today, it has seen 3.74. It's 3.72 as of this writing. It's been breaking records just about every week. On particularly severe days, it breaks the record several times.
You might wonder what the government's response was to such a dire state of affairs.
You might feel slightly less curious when you remember that this country has elected Erdocuck since 2002, and a referandum to turn the country into a presidential republic is in the horizon.
Here's some of the things that's been said/done since the crisis began in October:
-Called the people to exchange all their dollars for Turkish Lira in the name of the nation
-Blamed "outside forces" for meddling with the economy
-Claimed that the economy is actually in a really good state (I don't even remember the bullshit excuse but it was something like "everyone has iPhones")
-Strongly condemn all terrorist attacks but do nothing to put a stop to them (the nightclub attacked that massacred 39 on the 1st of January is still at large), and deem anyone who asks the government why the hell they cannot secure the lives of their citizens a traitor to the nation (Turkey's patriotic as hell, so that is a severe insult)
-Tried to pass a law that legalizes child marriage and then claimed it's ethical because it mandates "consent of the child"
-Blamed citywide power cuts in Istanbul during a snowstorm as cyber attacks by FETÖ, the Islamist organization behind the July coup attempt (which is reaaaaallllly curious because more than 100 000 people in public service have been rid of their jobs since July on grounds of connections to this organization).
This post is a cry for help. Please know that Turkey is governed by lies, oppression and militant Islamism. Please be aware of the idiocy, hatred, bigotry and imminent poverty throughout this country. This country is already ruled by a cult of personality from within, at least do not let this stand on the international scale. Please.
At August/September 2016 or thereabouts, the $/TL (Turkish Lira) exchange rate was around 3.15. Five or six years ago, the rate was 2.50. As of today, it has seen 3.74. It's 3.72 as of this writing. It's been breaking records just about every week. On particularly severe days, it breaks the record several times.
You might wonder what the government's response was to such a dire state of affairs.
You might feel slightly less curious when you remember that this country has elected Erdocuck since 2002, and a referandum to turn the country into a presidential republic is in the horizon.
Here's some of the things that's been said/done since the crisis began in October:
-Called the people to exchange all their dollars for Turkish Lira in the name of the nation
-Blamed "outside forces" for meddling with the economy
-Claimed that the economy is actually in a really good state (I don't even remember the bullshit excuse but it was something like "everyone has iPhones")
-Strongly condemn all terrorist attacks but do nothing to put a stop to them (the nightclub attacked that massacred 39 on the 1st of January is still at large), and deem anyone who asks the government why the hell they cannot secure the lives of their citizens a traitor to the nation (Turkey's patriotic as hell, so that is a severe insult)
-Tried to pass a law that legalizes child marriage and then claimed it's ethical because it mandates "consent of the child"
-Blamed citywide power cuts in Istanbul during a snowstorm as cyber attacks by FETÖ, the Islamist organization behind the July coup attempt (which is reaaaaallllly curious because more than 100 000 people in public service have been rid of their jobs since July on grounds of connections to this organization).
This post is a cry for help. Please know that Turkey is governed by lies, oppression and militant Islamism. Please be aware of the idiocy, hatred, bigotry and imminent poverty throughout this country. This country is already ruled by a cult of personality from within, at least do not let this stand on the international scale. Please.