What do you know about Türkiye?

[feralkid]

I'm glad we came back to America long before Greece turned into a shithole.

Greece is hardly a "shithole".

Get your head out of your ass.

 

[SsupernovaE]

Do you live there? I spend about three months out of the year in Athens and my ancestral home, Chalkida. I've watched it go from a wealthy first-world country to a developing country in the span of five years. When I say "shithole" I'm referring to the institutionalized corruption, nepotism, graft, and extremism. Nobody pays taxes, including my family. They expect to be retired at 50 with full pension and other entitlements. The attitude is definitely shitty. When I ask my cousins how they expect to keep up the charade with no money feeding into the government from taxes, they almost inevitably blame Germany and swear that it was a conspiracy to rob Greece of its riches (LOL). Don't get me started on the racism.

I'm just comparing the standard of living and attitudes compared to the 90s.

 

[slayer202]

Whoa, so you're like almost a Kardashian.

haha but they probably pretend to care

 

[KMFJD]

Doner Kebabs > Gyros

 

[DrPizza]

I don't understand denying acts that took place several generations ago. Pretty much no one is alive from that time, certainly no one posting here.

So, why deny the past? It'd be like me denying slavery ever happened. How exactly does that benefit me today?

What does denying the Armenian genocide do for Turks today? Honestly, since I wasn't around either, I'd perfectly understand a "that was in our history, we're not proud of it and don't think that way today" response.

Pretty much this. Other than that, it seems to be a pretty decent country.

 

[ringtail]

that Turkey, with Poland, have potential to become great economic powers

but Turkey's potential greatness will be mostly retarded because of the Islamic religion, stuck like a dead fossil in the year 700AD

 

[Gavur Bey]

Yum , I like the chicken meat döner with vegetables very much. Especially with garlic sauce.

Actually that one doesn't seems delicious, this one is much better and Turkish style.

 

[Perknose]

Another true story: The guy I went to Turkey with is an (American born) Armenian Jew.

We took the Orient Express (really the Orient Local, but that's another story) from Venice, Italy to Istanbul.

He had family in Istanbul, who had a house on the very exclusive fifth of the five islands in the harbor there.

We were squired around the town by his two twenty something nieces. Niiiiice.

I also remember being driven to dinner at a restaurant by another cousin who proceeded to run, at a very high rate of speed, every damn red light he could -- apparently traffic rules are highly optional there.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Doner Kebabs > Gyros

No Baklava for you.

 

[midwestfisherman]

That you spelt it wrong. And they gobble.

+1

 

[nettrader]

The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century, starting the process of Turkification. By GDP is the 15th country in the world. Turkey is a member of the UN, NATO, OECD, OSCE, OIC and the G-20. After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949, Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963, joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005.

 

[SsupernovaE]

The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century, starting the process of Turkification. By GDP is the 15th country in the world. Turkey is a member of the UN, NATO, OECD, OSCE, OIC and the G-20. After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949, Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963, joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005.

So...

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

the street food in turkey is awesome. doner kebabs are awesome. islak burgers are pretty tasty also.

 

[Linflas]

Another true story: The guy I went to Turkey with is an (American born) Armenian Jew.

We took the Orient Express (really the Orient Local, but that's another story) from Venice, Italy to Istanbul.

He had family in Istanbul, who had a house on the very exclusive fifth of the five islands in the harbor there.

We were squired around the town by his two twenty something nieces. Niiiiice.

I also remember being driven to dinner at a restaurant by another cousin who proceeded to run, at a very high rate of speed, every damn red light he could -- apparently traffic rules are highly optional there.

So it is like Philadelphia then?

As for Turkey my uncle was stationed there in the late 1960's and returned with the standard camel foot stool and hookah.

 

[FelixDeCat]

the street food in turkey is awesome. doner kebabs are awesome. islak burgers are pretty tasty also.

islak burgers?