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‘Eard ‘oo won?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by twitmericks

Supporters of President Erdogan Switched to a radical Kurd who won 13 per cent. (If you lament Rhymes like that, here’s an absurder one). ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33047047 Some backers of President ErdoganSwitched to a radical Kurd who won13 per cent.(If you lament … Continue reading →

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Courting Trouble

Posted on May 11, 2014 by twitmericks

A dating show entrant in Turkey/ Admitted his past was quite murky -/ He’d taken the lives/ Of two former wives/ (As chat-up lines go, that was quirky). ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27349394 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/465535793063546881  

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Getting Bitter with Twitter

Posted on March 23, 2014 by twitmericks

Old Tayyip, PM of the Turks/ Is hoping that censorship works/ But tho Twitter’s blocked/ He’s still being mocked./ (I wonder if Erdogan lurks?) ///http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/23/erdogan-turkey-twitter-ban-failure-shows-power-of-internet https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/447777361883578369  

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Park Life

Posted on June 16, 2013 by twitmericks

There was an old Istanbul park/ Which lately provided the spark/ For public dissent/ Till riot cops went/ And cleared them all out after dark. ///http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/16/uk-turkey-protests-idUKBRE9590Q820130616 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/346290009386651648

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Talking Turkey

Posted on June 2, 2013 by twitmericks

The people now gathered in Taksim/ Are trying to act out the maxim/ The people united/ Will not be divided/ And tell Erdogan no one backs ‘im. ///http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/10093974/Turkey-protesters-celebrate-after-police-leave-Istanbul-square.html https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/340948132030476288

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An inmate in Turkey, a Kurd/ Now says after all that’s occurred/ It’s time to talk peace./ I guess his release/ May not be much longer deferred. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21874427 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/314785101110190080

Posted on March 21, 2013 by twitmericks | Leave a comment

Ottoman Plotter man?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by twitmericks

There is a top general in Turkey/Not so long retired from work, he/Is under arrest/On a rap he’ll contest/But it all looks decidedly murky. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2308730-384c-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1ih8Uo4AS

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