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NotsosmartamInow t1_j1v3qj4 wrote

Reply to comment by hhammaly in Turkey summons French ambassador after Paris shooting by PoorIsTheNewSwag

I think this is where the exception comes in i.e politics. Even nationalist Turks question why he is in jail because there really never was a trial (I think), as we see the same thing is happening to Imamoglu right now. Once you get enough traction to make appropriate noise you become targeted by the state.

But I don't think he was arrested for speaking Kurdish, if that was the case at least 5 of my friends are running from the law right now.

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hhammaly t1_j1v4bhd wrote

A couple of years old but still...https://www.dw.com/en/kurds-in-turkey-increasingly-subject-to-violent-hate-crimes/a-50940046

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NotsosmartamInow t1_j1v59j3 wrote

I never said racism doesn't exist. I just stated how when you become a high level politician you're more likely to be jailed, hence why Demirtas being arrested for speaking Kurdish is probably not the case. You're free to speak Kurdish, that doesn't mean a psycho won't do something wild.

If speaking Kurdish was against the Law then state sponsered TRT Kurdi is just full of criminals ( I don't really think that I'm just pointing out the irony)

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