• Chainweasel
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    571 year ago

    Frankly I’m surprised they’re even in NATO.

    • @DoctorTYVM
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      821 year ago

      They’ve been in NATO since back when the US would lock you up for being gay too. Hell, Texas only removed the law banning same sex relations in 2003. And it took a supreme Court ruling to do it. Sodomy was still a crime in the US army until 2014.

        • @[email protected]
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          81 year ago

          What a bizarre comment. Mentioning that other countries have or still suffers from homophobia takes nothing away from this current story about homophobia in Turkey.

    • Alto
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      301 year ago

      That’s what happens when you control a very important location

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Does Turkey have nukes, cause im sure Bulgaria or Greece would love to have the city of worlds desire.

        • Alto
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          41 year ago

          Considering all 3 are NATO members, that’s not happening soon

          • @[email protected]
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            -11 year ago

            Hence why we have the Hellen and Bulgar people just continuously piss off Turkey and then when Turkey does something we see if Attaturk was a fluke.

    • YMS
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      81 year ago

      Together with Greece, they were the first country to join after the 12 founding members - years before Germany and decades before Spain and the other half of the current NATO members.

    • Nukemin Herttua
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      31 year ago

      With big military and startegic position they are one of the most important countries for the alliance. Therefore they also have the cabability to start a circus like they did with Finland and especially with Sweden.

      • krolden
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        11 year ago

        Just goes to show NATO doesn’t really give a shot about democratic rights in its member countries.

        • Nukemin Herttua
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          11 year ago

          Well it does and it doesn’t. Turkey’s trajectory was very different when it joined the alliance. It was one of the most democracy leaning Muslim countries. Also, having a common adversary (Russia) also helped to make them a member.