It could be worse, we could live in the "Mighty" country of Turkey where protesting is not necessary illegal "but frowned upon". Frowned upon with mass arrests and abductions by the government.
All in an effort to become a EU member. Watch the changes now Turkey is going to align itself with Syria, Iraq, Iran and, of course, Russia.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/n...intelligence-had-a-role-in-kurdish-referendum
Israel's Mossad intelligence agency played a role in Iraqi Kurdistan's recent independence vote, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Saturday.
The Turkish leader said that Israel's role was evidenced by the waving of Israeli flags during celebrations of the 'yes' vote. "This shows one thing, that this administration (in northern Iraq) has a history with Mossad, they are hand-in-hand together," Erdogan said in a televised speech in Erzurum, eastern
Turkey.
Turkey strongly opposed the referendum, and has implemented sanctions on Iraqi-Kurdistan over the vote.
Ankara has so far suspended flights to the Iraqi region, closed its land border with Iraqi-Kurdistan and halted the transit of oil from the northern Iraqi region to the southern Turkish port of Ceyhan.
Its fierce opposition to the referendum is seen as reflecting anxieties about Turkey's own sizeable Kurdish population.
Neighbouring
Iran also opposed the referendum and announced on Saturday that it would be holding joint military exercises with Iraq along the Iraq-Iran border.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201710011057848138-turkey-eu-membership-erdogan/
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey doesn't need EU membership anymore, but still, the country 'will not be the side which gives up' during the accession talks.
During his speech to the Parliament,
Erdogan reportedly underlined the country will not unilaterally abandon the stalled EU accession talks.
"We will not be the side which gives up. To tell the truth, we don't need EU membership anymore," Erdogan said.
In September, German chancellor Angela Merkel said that she would seek an end to Turkey’s membership talks with the European Union. By that time, the accession talks had ground to a virtual halt and the EU leaders had stepped up their criticism of Erdogan.
"The only way for the European Union to implement new initiatives lies through Turkey's full membership. [Turkey] is ready to support such initiatives and contribute to Europe's future. However, if the European Union chooses another way, it is not a problem. Turkey will not lose anything and will continue following its own path," Erdogan said at the opening of the fall session of the parliament.