it's really bad over there. 40+ cities are protesting.
from reddit.
[–]executex
[+1] 683 points 5 hours ago (761|102)Yes they want another election most likely.
They want all those AKP laws reversed. They want Tayyip Erdogan to resign.
There may be others I may have forgotten.
[+1] 683 points 5 hours ago (761|102)Yes they want another election most likely.
They want all those AKP laws reversed. They want Tayyip Erdogan to resign.
- Especially the ones about banning alcohol being sold at night (10pm to 6am). Age 21 to drink alcohol (when it was 18 like other European nations).
- Reversal of removing philosophy/sociology from high schools.
- Reversal of fines about Blasphemy on TV stations.
- Reversal of tax-extortion by the government to take over news TV stations.
- Reinstatement of freedom of speech and freedom of the press (many journalists have been jailed and they should be released).
- Legislation of a right to speedy trial (which allows the government to indefinitely detain anyone who opposes them).
- Reinstatement of the national holiday.
- Reinstatement of "T.C." on government buildings that were removed by this government (probably because they want to make it "T.I.S." Turkish Islamic state sometime in the future).
- Demilitarization of the police and cessation of police violence against the public.
- Release of 300+ military officials from prison on thought crimes and political views and false accusations of "coup plots" (which is a freedom of expression).
- Removal of infamous Article 301, insulting Turkishness.
- Cessation of Mosque construction funding using taxpayer funds.
- Reform of the first-past-the-post voting system and transparency in elections.
There may be others I may have forgotten.
I just wanted to make sure you guys were aware since I havent seen anything posted here and media coverage has been spotty.
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