so...Turkey...about that...
PKK killed another 15 soldiers today. and apparently took hostages. so Turkey is not happy right now. the big heads of the government met tonight at 8 to discuss their response. there's no news as to the results of this meeting yet, so I don't think they are finished. I will let you know asap, though.
today, my friend Kristin and I met up in Kizilay, the main business district of Ankara. Kristin told me about a woman on her bus. she was crying and everyone around her was trying to console her. the woman than turned to Kristin and spoke in Turkish. Kristin told the woman she didn't know Turkish and the woman gave a wave of her hand and basically stuck her nose up at Kristin. we decided this was related to the soldiers who were killed this morning.
so after we met in Kizilay, we headed to Ankamall for a little bit. Ankamall is Ankara's version of the American mall, only twice as big. and today, twice as crowded. after fighting the lack of air conditioning and the amoeba like crowd of Turks, we returned to Kizilay.
as we came up from the subway station, we saw numerous police officers with riot gear (something that is not too out of the ordinary for us) and a rally tank (something that is a little out of the ordinary). so as we were walking to our friends house, we saw a circle of people holding flags. it was a small group so we weren't disturbed. we reached our friends house and went to his host father's cafe for tea. as we were sitting there, we heard shouts and chants from the group. nothing happened, but we decided this rally was either due to the soldiers or the referendum vote today.
speaking of the referendum, as of right now, with 95% of votes counted, it was approved. so the president will now be elected by the people?
when i got home tonight, my host sister told me she was very angry about the Kurds. she went on facebook and all of her friends had written angry messages about the Kurds. I have seen numerous turkish kids who have changed their profile pictures to that of the turkish flag. so its pretty obvious that a majority of the Turks want something done about this situation. I am sure this will affect the government's decision.
as of right now, no worries. we are just waiting to see what the government decides to do with the PKK and invading Iraq and such. should know whats up tomorrow morning. i will let you know.
PKK killed another 15 soldiers today. and apparently took hostages. so Turkey is not happy right now. the big heads of the government met tonight at 8 to discuss their response. there's no news as to the results of this meeting yet, so I don't think they are finished. I will let you know asap, though.
today, my friend Kristin and I met up in Kizilay, the main business district of Ankara. Kristin told me about a woman on her bus. she was crying and everyone around her was trying to console her. the woman than turned to Kristin and spoke in Turkish. Kristin told the woman she didn't know Turkish and the woman gave a wave of her hand and basically stuck her nose up at Kristin. we decided this was related to the soldiers who were killed this morning.
so after we met in Kizilay, we headed to Ankamall for a little bit. Ankamall is Ankara's version of the American mall, only twice as big. and today, twice as crowded. after fighting the lack of air conditioning and the amoeba like crowd of Turks, we returned to Kizilay.
as we came up from the subway station, we saw numerous police officers with riot gear (something that is not too out of the ordinary for us) and a rally tank (something that is a little out of the ordinary). so as we were walking to our friends house, we saw a circle of people holding flags. it was a small group so we weren't disturbed. we reached our friends house and went to his host father's cafe for tea. as we were sitting there, we heard shouts and chants from the group. nothing happened, but we decided this rally was either due to the soldiers or the referendum vote today.
speaking of the referendum, as of right now, with 95% of votes counted, it was approved. so the president will now be elected by the people?
when i got home tonight, my host sister told me she was very angry about the Kurds. she went on facebook and all of her friends had written angry messages about the Kurds. I have seen numerous turkish kids who have changed their profile pictures to that of the turkish flag. so its pretty obvious that a majority of the Turks want something done about this situation. I am sure this will affect the government's decision.
as of right now, no worries. we are just waiting to see what the government decides to do with the PKK and invading Iraq and such. should know whats up tomorrow morning. i will let you know.
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