Turkey's most popular columnist Ahmet Hakan asks some blunt questions on who provoked the Gezi protest in Turkey. He questions whether the unrest was politically motivated from across the border and probably aimed at Turkey not able to build third largest airport in Istanbul and not be able to compete with Lufthansa.
Thus, a German hand was alleged behind the Gezi protests. The reasoning was that the Gezi protests, the first-ever serious challenge to Erdogan’s rule in Turkey, were a German scheme to curtail Turkey’s potential to economically compete by prodding it to instability.
Some may think the recent travel of Erdogan as a political move that will help him win more votes in domestic election due in 5 months but others see it as a more apologetic gesture. Whatever it may be the case but it seems he does not want to convince German's on whether there is a conspiracy coup is targeted against him but his target is the domestic audience.
Link to News on Al-monitor >> Erdogan's Germany Visit
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied thousands of cheering supporters in Germany, home of the world's largest Turkish diaspora, as he sought to shore up support ahead of a 17-month electoral marathon at home.
The speech Tuesday came hours after Mr. Erdogan had secured assurances from Chancellor Angela Merkel that her government would help enable the roughly two million Turkish citizens living in Germany to participate in Turkey's first direct presidential election this summer.
Thus, a German hand was alleged behind the Gezi protests. The reasoning was that the Gezi protests, the first-ever serious challenge to Erdogan’s rule in Turkey, were a German scheme to curtail Turkey’s potential to economically compete by prodding it to instability.
Some may think the recent travel of Erdogan as a political move that will help him win more votes in domestic election due in 5 months but others see it as a more apologetic gesture. Whatever it may be the case but it seems he does not want to convince German's on whether there is a conspiracy coup is targeted against him but his target is the domestic audience.
Link to News on Al-monitor >> Erdogan's Germany Visit
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied thousands of cheering supporters in Germany, home of the world's largest Turkish diaspora, as he sought to shore up support ahead of a 17-month electoral marathon at home.
The speech Tuesday came hours after Mr. Erdogan had secured assurances from Chancellor Angela Merkel that her government would help enable the roughly two million Turkish citizens living in Germany to participate in Turkey's first direct presidential election this summer.
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