The president stands inside the Ak Saray presidential palace (White Palace) on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey
Posted on 02/01/2015 7:47:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Despite living in the world's biggest residential palace that cost £384 million, Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists he is not seeking to be a sultan, but more like the British Queen.
The Turkish president referred to the UK as an example for Turkey to follow as he explained that changes to the role of the president would not alter the Turkish republic's democracy...
Mr Erdogan's comments, reported in Hurriyet Daily News, included an attack on those who said Turkey was becoming like a monarchy and that he aspired to be like an Ottoman sultan despite other countries also having presidents...
Padishah refers to the formal title used for Ottoman sultans during the empire. Those critical of Mr Erdogan believe he is becoming more authoritarian because of his actions including taking the reins on foreign policy and chairing a cabinet meeting this month.
Mr Erdogan was elected as president in August last year after 11 years as the country's prime minister -- the first time the country directly elected an individual to the post...
His palace is four times the size of Versailles, the palace in which Louis XIV, the "Sun King" of France resided with 1,000 rooms covering a total floor area of 3.1 million square feet.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The president stands inside the Ak Saray presidential palace (White Palace) on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey
Turkey [Erdogan] warns of terror wave if EU membership is rejected
EU Observer | Dec 13 2004 | Lisbeth Kirk
Posted on 12/14/2004 10:10:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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He’ll need to purchase some gowns if he wants to rule in drag.
He wants to be an honored but unneeded national symbol? Whatever floats your boat...
Is this going to require some kind of genital surgery?
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: I want to be like Queen of UK
First we have to put the toilet seat down for Bruce Jenner.
Now we have to put the toilet seat down for this kook?
Rather Queer of England. Now THAT’S muslim.
Heh.
I was thinking, “So he wants to be a figurehead and a tourist attraction?”
My first thought reading the headline was of Michael Jackson....
Head Turk wants to be a Queen?
Get mutilated(it’s done to Islamic females at age 5-6) and buy your own gowns, Gonif!
Last I checked, his fellow muslims find Erdogan’s queen fantasy rather off-putting.
I think he is either lying or he does not understand the English monarchy. QE II has mostly ceremonial duties. She opens the Parliament and then does a lot of social events and diplomatic meetings with heads of governments.
She is on a strict budget, although it is rather generous. Still she does not have carte blanche to spend money [like a certain POTUS does].
“Get mutilated(it’s done to Islamic females at age 5-6)”
Turks rarely if ever do that. It only seems to happen among the Kurds in Turkey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_female_genital_mutilation_by_country
Just saying. . .
This guy is Crazy and Dangerous
He needs a sex change to surrender unnecessary body parts to start with.
So does Bruce Jenner. So what?
As the last vestiges of Attaturk’s reforms wear off, the Turks will rediscover their “Inner MadMO”.
Chop, Chop!
Snip, Snip!
It’s the Muslim way.
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