Turkish Prez: Women Are Not Equal To Men

[Anonymous]

And Turkey is the liberal Muslim country in the area.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday declared that women are not equal to men and launched a bitter attack against feminists in Turkey, claiming they reject the concept of motherhood.



Speaking at a summit in Istanbul on justice for women, the devoutly Muslim president said that biological differences between women and men meant they cannot serve the same functions in life.



"Our religion (Islam) has defined a position for women (in society): motherhood," Erdogan told an audience of Turkish women including his own daughter Sumeyye.



"Some people can understand this, while others can't. You cannot explain this to feminists because they don't not accept the concept of motherhood."



He recalled: "I would kiss my mother's feet because they smelled of paradise. She would glance coyly and cry sometimes.



"Motherhood is something else."



He went on to say that women and men cannot be treated equally "because it is against human nature."



"Their characters, habits and physiques are different.... You cannot place a mother breastfeeding her baby on an equal footing with men.



"You cannot get women to do every kind of work men can do, as in Communist regimes.



"You cannot tell them to go out and dig the soil. This is against their delicate nature."



Erdogan was apparently referring to the practise during and after World War II for women in Communist states like the USSR to do heavy manual work in factories or in roles such as tram drivers.



The Islamic-rooted government of Erdogan has long been accused by critics of seeking to erode the country's secular principles and limiting the civil liberties of women.



Erdogan has also drawn the ire of feminist groups for declaring that every woman in Turkey should have three children and with proposals to limit abortion rights and the morning-after pill.

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[cc]

For a few decades appearing to be a "bit" OK thanks to Ataturk,  during the last decade Turkey has slowly been  succumbing  to the recent worldwide rise of "true believers"  ...



the former medium bright at best light went dark 5 years ago as the people voted in the dark islamists



Turkey is a now just another full bore islamic turkey no better than the other 56 islamic countries

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

For a few decades appearing to be a "bit" OK thanks to Ataturk,  during the last decade Turkey has slowly been  succumbing  to the recent worldwide rise of "true believers"  ...



the former medium bright at best light went dark 5 years ago as the people voted in the dark islamists



Turkey is a now just another full bore islamic turkey no better than the other 56 islamic countries

Turkey was a strong ally of Korea during the civil war of the early fifties. I know people that have been there and loved it. Turkey is on my bucket list of countries I want to see.

[Anonymous]

For a few decades appearing to be a "bit" OK thanks to Ataturk,  during the last decade Turkey has slowly been  succumbing  to the recent worldwide rise of "true believers"  ...



the former medium bright at best light went dark 5 years ago as the people voted in the dark islamists



Turkey is a now just another full bore islamic turkey no better than the other 56 islamic countries

Turkey was a strong ally of Korea during the civil war of the early fifties. I know people that have been there and loved it. Turkey is on my bucket list of countries I want to see.

I can't see Turkey ever becoming an ISIS state. However, as CC wrote, it is changing from the days the secular, but firm-handed military ran the country. Not in a good way either I might add.

[Obvious Li]

Turkey is such a great country...food, people everything....i suspect the 20 million kurds in turkey will flex their muscle now that there is a chance of the state of Kurdistan becoming a reality.....western powers fucked up the muddle east so badly way back when...fucking brits and french....fucked every country in which they set foot...just like the yankees today.....

[Anonymous]

Turkey is such a great country...food, people everything....i suspect the 20 million kurds in turkey will flex their muscle now that there is a chance of the state of Kurdistan becoming a reality.....western powers fucked up the muddle east so badly way back when...fucking brits and french....fucked every country in which they set foot...just like the yankees today.....

Are they really 25% of the Turkish population? Fuck, I didn't know their numbers were that high.

[cc]

And if all out war comes they are the only good fighter islamics ... Kurds could cook Turkey for thanksgiving

[Obvious Li]

Turkey is such a great country...food, people everything....i suspect the 20 million kurds in turkey will flex their muscle now that there is a chance of the state of Kurdistan becoming a reality.....western powers fucked up the muddle east so badly way back when...fucking brits and french....fucked every country in which they set foot...just like the yankees today.....

Are they really 25% of the Turkish population? Fuck, I didn't know their numbers were that high.

yes....the main reason Turkey hasn't got involved..they are afraid of getting their local Kurds (peshmerga) fighters all riled up as they will immediately demand a Kurdish state...throwing Turkey into civil war......a real mess......it is inevitable but Turkey is not willing to concede the territory....yet

[Anonymous]

And if all out war comes they are the only good fighter islamics ... Kurds could cook Turkey for thanksgiving

CCI-isms ac_toofunny

[reel]

I was there a few weeks ago.  Nice place.  As far as I can tell, the president is an idiot.

[Renee]

I was there a few weeks ago.  Nice place.  As far as I can tell, the president is an idiot.

Funny, I've heard the same thing about DC.

[reel]

So it would seem.  Disappointing that.  I don't remember the last time I liked one of your presidents.

[Renee]

So it would seem.  Disappointing that.  I don't remember the last time I liked one of your presidents.

Me too, unfortunately I think you have to go back to Eisenhower.  ac_rollseyes

[reel]

Kennedy did some useful things, but I believe you are probably right.



It would have been interesting if the USSR had accepted JFK's proposal to cooperate on space exploration.  We might be living in a very different world if that had been a joint effort.