ISTANBUL (AP) — About 300 people have protested U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Turkey, chanting: “Biden get out. This country is ours.”
The demonstration occurred on the European side of Istanbul on Saturday, as Biden was on his way to a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Asian side of the city.
Biden didn’t see the protest, which was organized by the Youth Association of Turkey, the same group that roughed up three U.S. Navy sailors while chanting “Yankee, go home!” a week ago in Istanbul.
The protesters threw red paint at the sailors and briefly succeeded in putting white sacks over their heads.
The servicemen, who were not hurt, were from the USS Ross, a guided-missile destroyer then docked on an inlet of the Bosphorus Strait in the Black Sea.
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I hope there is more in depth analysis on this because I can’t tell if this is Communist, Islamist, or Methodist in nature. Turkey is a mystery, I’m glad they are not a full member of the EU. All I can say is do something about Cyprus, unite the country and if Turkey resists arm the Cypriots to the gills.
The group doing the protesting is a right-wing youth group associated with extremist nationalists.
iow - Erdogan’s base.
ETA: According to this they’re a far left group with strong beliefs in conspiracy theories.
Sounds a lot like LaRoucheites.
He had to skip the wreath laying and get out of range in Kiev too. Well done. Foreign policy working swimmingly.