2 hours agoErdogan calls terrorist groups/traditional students
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan threatened to extinguish the month-long protests against naming the new Istanbul University sector and calling students “members of terrorist groups”. “Just as we managed to send terrorists to their graves ... we will do the same elsewhere”, Erdogan said, referring to [...]
“As we managed to send terrorists to their graves ... we will do the same elsewhere”, Erdogan said, referring to military operations against pro-Kurdish rebels in the country's southeast.
“Never again will this country survive another Gazi” incident, Erdogan accused mass protests in 2013 against the plan to rebuild Istanbul's Gaz Park.
Then Prime Minister Erdogan's government firmly halted protests in the country, killing several people, reports Usnea.
Erdogan made remarks following mass bans and clashes between police and protesters in Istanbul and Ankara, when police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of peaceful protesters.
Istanbul governor's office said 29 people were still in custody, while 65 were released
