How can a ‘second Gezi’ erupt?

Rumor has it that our government is secretly wishing for a second round of Gezi Park protests to erupt before the elections, for trouble and chaos to break out. This would give the government to opportunity to again say, “Foreign powers, coup-lovers, etc.” They want their voter block to be consolidated, and for their votes to skyrocket...

If this rumor is indeed true, then I would like to say this to our government officials:

What was called “Gezi” did not erupt out of the blue. You have to do certain things for it to happen.

For instance, you have to shoot tear gas bombs at people waiting in the park. You have to torch their tents at dawn. You have to attack 30 people who are reading a press statement with 300 policemen. You have to hit and beat those who are reading a press statement. You have to release enough tear gas to choke people. You have to make whoever is observing the scene, whoever has a conscience, to protest and say, “This is enough.”

If you do this, then there will be a second Gezi.

If you don't, then you will have to wait a long time.

On the new presidential palace...

You're asking, “Why have you built a 1,000-room palace? Is this appropriate?”

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has an answer for you: “Turkey’s second President İsmet İnönü also included a pool table at the Pembe Köşk.”

Well, dear, can a “1,000-room palace” and a “three-penny pool table” be included in the same category? Can these two ever be compared?

What is this attempt to drain legitimacy from Ä°smet Pasha?

If İsmet Pasha had built himself a 1,000-room palace, would you be defending it like a kindergarten child, “But, teacher, he did it first...

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