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Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by appendixsuffix »

mrtksn wrote: post #8
appendixsuffix wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I called 112. The sound recording that you mentioned did not present. If this was true, we would discuss the repercussions...

There are numerous reports accompanied with video recording as evidence. I'll dismiss your report as it comes from an account created 20min ago and you don't provide any evidence. But I hope that they came to senses and stopped playing the message, at least for the emergency calls.

You have a wonderful logic! Modus operandi of your mind: if someone's account is new, she must lie!

Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by mrtksn »

appendixsuffix wrote: post #11
mrtksn wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are numerous reports accompanied with video recording as evidence. I'll dismiss your report as it comes from an account created 20min ago and you don't provide any evidence. But I hope that they came to senses and stopped playing the message, at least for the emergency calls.

You have a wonderful logic! Modus operandi of your mind: if someone's account is new, she must lie!

I added many more links to solidify the evidence, including a link from BBC.

The age of your account combined with the factually wrong information that you provide indicates that you are spammer at best, govt. propaganda worker at worst.

I'm really sorry that the Turkish population is so divided and I am sorry for what Gulenists did to this country, it's just sad.

Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by devdoomari »

fouadmatin wrote: post #2

The number in the video is 112, which is Turkish-equivalent of 911 in the U.S.

even for 112? what if some real emergency happens (fire/robber/terrorism)? The caller has to listen to the recording?

That's lame.

Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by 0xFFC »

the_common_man wrote: post #14
Fnoord wrote: post #10

What exactly is he saying? Can someone translate?

Would like to know as well. Not a single comment on Twitter or here has the translation.

I am Persian/Azeri. I know a little bit of Turkish too. I provide you with a little bit of translation until official translation will be available:

"... congratulation for our Democracy and our national day, we want compassion for our mythers from God. I want health and prosperity for our ...[I couldn't understand this part]"

This basically kind of congratulation/propaganda message.

p.s. My Turkish is not reliable.

Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by mrtksn »

Fnoord wrote: post #10

What exactly is he saying? Can someone translate?

He says: "I would like to congratulate the 15th of of July, the democracy and national unity day. I pray to God for the Martyrs and I wish health and prosperity to our wounded"

It may sound benign but the actors and they way the coup attempt happened are disputed and close to half of the population does not subscribe to the official accounts. The main opposition leader claims that the coup attempt happened under supervision of the president himself and was used as a tool to grab total control of the state.

Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by [deleted] »

mrtksn wrote: post #13
appendixsuffix wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have a wonderful logic! Modus operandi of your mind: if someone's account is new, she must lie!

I added many more links to solidify the evidence, including a link from BBC. The age of your account combined with the factually wrong information that you provide indicates that you are spammer at best, govt. propaganda worker at worst. I'm really sorry that the Turkish population is so divided and I am sorry for what Gulenists did to this country, it's just sad.

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Re: Turkish GSM networks currently play a message of the President on any phone call

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Post by kbody »

"As president, I send congratulations on the July 15 National Day of Democracy and Unity and wish the martyrs mercy and the heroes (of the defeat of the coup) health and wellbeing,"

Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/36394050/mr-president-erdo...

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