So...someone just shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey...

[African Peasant]

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Can someone tell me what this means?

Nothing...

The Russians don't care about this guy...

They're proceeding with their business talks in Ankara as usual...

 

[88m3]

turkish cop

 

[88m3]

 

[African Peasant]

I agree with you about Erdogan. He has had to play different hats. He also has resistance facing him. At the same time the sanctions hurt Turkey a lot and he can't have a rotting economy on his hands. He doesn't want the AK party to lose seats and for his office to become weaker.

He's playing the long game to get Turkey into a better economic position. He should have done this a long time ago instead of pushing the EU thing.

Syria has sectarian issues to the war. But remember the Syrian army is mostly Sunni foot soldiers and there are Sunni pro govt militias fighting with the Shia militias. The Christians are staunchly with Assad.

The war is more so Sunnis from the country side who are poorer class against the power structure of the regime which is supported by the Sunni middle upper class of Aleppo and Damascus. And then you have Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in there who are the best fighting forces.

I'm not saying Assad is killing Sunni, but in many Sunni circles in the middle east that's how they see the all thing : they are taking power back from the Alawites. Turkey was one of the most hardcore support of the rebels. Erdogan made a 180° turn, but everybody is not following. AKP is still an islamist party to the core. If Erdogan became (or is seen as) a puppet of the Russians or if it appears that he lost the control of the situation, he might get a bullet in his head. If he succeed in his operation, he will become a true sultan, but he can't make a single mistake. His position is on the line. His ennemies, even within his own camp, are waiting. The street is watching.

 

[ill]

Turkey needs to be liberated. Lets bring them some freedom.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Turkey needs to be liberated. Lets bring them some freedom.

The irony

 

[ill]

The irony

England needs some liberating too

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

This event is going to weaken Erdogan even more, when he is already weak at the national level. A weaker Erdogan can be taken out easily and replaced by more anti-russians authorities. And Lord knows the anti-russian feeling is prevalent in Turkey.

Putin already have a weak Erdogan; a weaker Erdogan is not in Putin's interest.

Also, this assassination may put Putin in a weird situation back home : he already let the l-killing of the pilot go, now this. It will be hard for him to justify the reinforcement of his ties with Turkey when Turkey is humiliating Russia by killing its soldiers and officials.

Putin is the finesse master.... u have to be crazy to think he didn't have the propaganda game sorted before this went down. There's endless blame to be handed out for the spin.

 

[88m3]

Putin is the finesse master.... u have to be crazy to think he didn't have the propaganda game sorted before this went down. There's endless blame to be handed out for the spin.

Russia has made a statement that it will have no impact on ties to Turkey.




We're going to have to wait and see.

 

[dtownreppin214]

jesus, fukkery x10000.

 

[Vinny Lupton]

 

[Red Shield]

England needs some liberating too

yall already run England

 

[Scoop]

:evil1:

Im ready.

 

[88m3]

Turkey has been absolutely insane this year.

Migrant crisis, political crisis/constitution change, bombings, coup attempt, war(Syria), shoot down of Russian plane, revival of war with PKK/Kurds and the list keeps going.