Comments on: Tony Kelly for GQ Turkey http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2013/06/tony-kelly-for-gq-turkey.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abraham http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2013/06/tony-kelly-for-gq-turkey.html/comment-page-1#comment-76514 Abraham Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:41:13 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=17624#comment-76514 I never thought that a country that vehemently states that dinosaurs walked along with humans could have a liberal blogger, and there you are! You have to take in account that about half of turkey population is quite progressive and liberal (called themselves the "white turks"), nevermind their religion. Unfortunately the tide is turning and the "black turks" (the conservative, pro-religious population) are now in power. The turkish revolt is a sign that this change is not well received by everyone. You know, try to imagine if your country, after several years of quite liberal regulations (for example, legal abortion was regulated in 1983), suddenly decided to take a swerve to the religious radicalism, and started to undo more than 40 years of changes... I never thought that a country that vehemently states that dinosaurs walked along with humans could have a liberal blogger, and there you are!

You have to take in account that about half of turkey population is quite progressive and liberal (called themselves the “white turks”), nevermind their religion. Unfortunately the tide is turning and the “black turks” (the conservative, pro-religious population) are now in power. The turkish revolt is a sign that this change is not well received by everyone.

You know, try to imagine if your country, after several years of quite liberal regulations (for example, legal abortion was regulated in 1983), suddenly decided to take a swerve to the religious radicalism, and started to undo more than 40 years of changes…

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