"Shut up about the Armenians or we'll hurt them again."

Greetings,

Can anyone verify that this was really said by Erdogan?

"Shut up about the Armenians or we'll hurt them again."

I came across it in a few sources, but nothing "reputable".... not that MSM is always reputable, but you catch my drift.

If true, I can't believe he has the balls to say something like this.


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What does it mean to hurt "the" again? I can't follow this at all.
Please explain what this title is trying to say.

Probably 'them'- methinks Babelfish or Google Translator was used, and it hiccuped. Again.

or thee

2nd line

The = Them....

sorry typo.

He's saying that everyone should just drop the genocide accusations, or he'll hurt the Armenians... again.

That's what I get from it, IMO.

Originally posted by GioTheGreek
The = Them....

sorry typo.

He's saying that everyone should just drop the genocide accusations, or he'll hurt the Armenians... again.

That's what I get from it, IMO.

He is talking about the deportation of illegal immigrants .
In this case those illegal immigrants are Armenians.

There are about anywhere between 60000 to 100000 Armenians in Turkey who have crossed the border illegaly i.e no work permit .

Erdogan was pointing out that these accusations might force his hand to deport these poor souls .

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Ok great, thanks for clearing that up.

I expect the worst sometimes from people... and jumped the gun on my opinion.

ty ats