Learn how your comment data is processed. weis jeder, dieser Mann ist schwul. We have endless sub-academic discussions about ‘the limits of free speech’. [1][2], The poem of Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh recited by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called Gülüstan, laments how the Aras River has separated Azerbaijani-speaking people in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Iran and is a symbol of the pan-Turkism doctrine, that seeks incorporation of the Turkic-speaking people of Iran. The Turkish government makes a formal request to Germany to prosecute a TV satirist for broadcasting an obscene poem about President Erdogan. That Chancellor Merkel has delegated even more power to Erdogan in this situation, by imploring him to prevent hundreds of thousands of migrants in Turkey from heading for Europe, has made the situation even worse -- particularly because she has explained over and over that this is the only solution to the migrant crisis. Please limit comments to 300 words or less. Gatestone Institute is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, Federal Tax ID #454724565. And I really enjoyed, how civil society stood up this week. [3] Altun added that "passionately reflects the emotional experience of an aggrieved people due to Armenia’s occupation of Azerbaijani lands (...) It does not include any references to Iran. In it, Döpfner calls for "solidarity with Jan Böhmermann." Didn't he realize that he was undermining the sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan? by Stefan Frank Numerous journalists have been arrested for ‘insulting’ President Erdogan and he has even been known to ban Twitter in the country when corruption allegations against him and his family have surfaced online. Cookie Notice Surely, that's Dictatorship and not Democracy? The number of preliminary proceedings is unknown; human rights activists estimate several hundred. I say that we warn these pigs that if they do 'it' again, we will respond in exactly the same manner but only ten fold. He was briefly imprisoned in Poland in 1983 for supporting the anti-communist trade union Solidarity and helping launch a pro-democracy publication. [4] As a rule, works that belonged to this category, as the historian and political scientist Zaur Gasimov explains, "were examples of blatant Azerbaijani nationalism stigmatizing the “division” of the nation along the river Araxes, as well as denunciations of economic and cultural exploitation of Iranian Azerbaijanis, etc. Israel / Middle EastLondon / EuropeGermanyRecep Tayyip ErdoganTurkey. “It does not include any references to Iran. und dabei Kinderpornos schauen. So it's important to me to say that, because in the past few days, there hasn't been a single article about your text -- whether accusatory or taking your side -- that didn't first (and at the same time captatio benevolentiae) emphasize how tasteless and primitive and insulting your satire about Erdogan was. What our colleagues of “Extra3” did… we’re not as thorough as them. This is social justice the Muslim way. The Thinnest-Skinned President in the World Turkey's leader was once imprisoned for reciting a poem. Am liebsten mag er Ziegen ficken, Is it really a surprise that Erdogan's megalomania is increasing? Best wishes to you! I have set a deadline of 23 June, as we may not be allowed to announce the winner after that date. At the end of last month, a German comedian appeared on German television and read a poem mocking Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey. The stupid fool has wrinkly balls. The editors reserve the right not to publish comments containing: incitement to violence, profanity, or broad-brush slurring of any race, ethnic group or religion. The Turkish government summoned the German ambassador and demanded that the video be removed from the internet and never be shown again. The Turkish leader was in the Azeri capital Baku on Thursday to participate in a military parade marking Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia in a 44-day war over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave that left thousands dead. The investigation was later dropped, although portions of the poem are still banned. In response, Turkey also summoned Iran’s envoy to protest against Iranian remarks. Privacy Policy. Erdogan, it seems, learned the opposite lesson from his stint in jail. [3] The Tabrizi representative in the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini, tweeted: "Erdogan has overstepped his boundaries and has apparently forgotten where he had turned to on the night of the 2016 coup! We don’t have anything to do with satire. Jan Böhmermann’s “poem” has caused quite a stir. Even a pig’s fart smells better, No one can talk about our beloved Azerbaijan. All rights reserved. State controlled media as ZDF and ARD is today in a state of Gleichschaltung. And now all of a sudden, she’s in first row, when it’s about to defend freedom of arts and speech. The stupid fool has wrinkly balls, It’s time for fellatio with a hundred sheep. AND, just by the way, once we have perpetrated the deed, we won't just hand out sweets, we give free lunches to all who want! Germany: Talk of 'European Army' was Meant 'Allegorically'. Und selbst Abends heißt statt schlafen, The poem of Du Bellay (Heureux qui comme Ulysse) was said during a rare self-entertainment session, organized by the exhausted prisoners in order to hang on and survive the devastating final months of the war. Erdogan has called for Böhmermann's head and, as of last week, has Chancellor Merkel on his side. Erdogan was not informed that what he ill-recited in Baku refers to the forcible separation of areas north of Aras from Iranian motherland. The list of excuses gets longer by the day. Super-song. Others struggle to realise that a rhyme should never seem forced. But when Greece went broke But it has already grown too big for me. Kicking Kurds, Beating Christians, I can already draw some conclusions. "[4] Vahabzadeh, for instance, was decorated on numerous occasions by the ruling communist authorities for his works which were incorporated into school curriculum in the Azerbaijan SSR. And may we have a Turkish flag in the background? His privates reek awfully of döner kebab, even a pig fart smells nicer. On the Desire to Buckle. Merkel considers it indecent when Europeans secure their own country's borders based on current laws, but she gives Erdogan full reign to proceed with migrants at his discretion. If the matter moves to the German courts, Böhmermann’s poem could prove a vulgar vehicle with a lofty purpose: exploring when precisely speech veers from protected insults to prosecutable defamation, and identifying what kind of speech is dangerous—and to whom. The ZDF programming manager is named Himmler? Fellatio mit hundert Schafen. They’re all authoritarian, nationalistic wannabe despots. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [3], According to the deputy speaker of parliament, Ali Nikzad: "Mr Erdogan, you have either not read history or wish to distort it". Erdogan poem: Turkey demands German action over 'obscene' satirist - BBC Who is no longer world's richest? Instead, Erdogan appears to have learned that it’s better to be the prosecutor of the poet than the poet himself. Actually she is piling them up. Kabelka: If you plainly insult people, defame people in personal regards, degrade people just to degrade them. Sure looks like the Islamists have conquered Germany. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - Oh, Beloved (Poem)[Translation: Yâsin Palit]BelovedThe Most BelovedOh, BelovedDo not prolong my banishment on Earth (in this Dünya)Is there any news from the birds of your countryThere is even a spring rising up (light) from the gravesWhat can an executioner do if there is The Beloved (Allah)From the nothing and from all (creations), behind this all there is the TRUE CREATOR (You, Allah Who ever exist)I am not the only guilty oneThere is an evil eye that burns and destroys meThere are lines to sing adoring that songDon't just say: \"This is fate to destiny (Qadar)\"Because there is a higher fate to destiny (the real KNOWER of Qadar, Allah)No matter what they do, there is a Will that comes from the sky (from Allah)What happens if the day sinks? But free speech isn’t something you talk about. Polls show the German people disagreed with her decision by more than two to one. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Translation. and Merkel asks "How high?". You can cancel any time. Böhmermann: It can even be prosecuted? I wonder if someone translated the whole part to Erdogan before he decided to ask Germany to press charges. The Biden Administration's Legacy: Iranian Regime Armed with Unlimited Nuclear Bombs, The Biden Administration's Green Light to Iran's Terrorists and Nuclear Program, China's CCP: World's Most Dangerous Transnational Criminal Organization, Palestinians' Preferred Candidates: Terrorists Who Want To Kill Jews, Two Christian Teenagers Charged with Blasphemy and Sent to Jail in Pakistan, Biden Is Not Serious about Ukraine Defeating Russia, The Anti-Western Nuclear Club: North Korea, China, Russia and Iran Dangerously Target the West, The Ayatollah's Plan for Israel and Palestine. He built a great big 1100 room palace Basically what Jen Böhmermann did was similar to this comedian from the US: Erdoğan was sentenced to a ten-month prison term for reciting a “poem” during a public address in the province of Siirt in 1997: “The minarets are our bayonets the domes our helmets the mosques our barracks and the faithful our soldiers. On Saturday, Zarif had a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu who said Erdogan was unaware of the sensitivities around the poem and thought it was about Lachin and Karabakh. "You can explain the current situation with an old Jewish joke: Two Jews are taken to a concentration camp. April 19, 2016 at 4:00 am, Translation of the original text: Deutschland: Humor nach Art des Sultans. Any that are not will be disqualified automatically. Meanwhile another satirical song about the Turkish president emerged. We still have to wait and see what kind of reaction is due to come from both advocates of free speech and censorship. Who would have thought that there is still a law in Germany that makes "lèse majesté" (offending the dignity of a monarch) a punishable crime? All rights reserved. Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told reporters on Monday that the government in Ankara had sent Germany's foreign ministry a diplomatic note with "a formal request for criminal prosecution". The Jewish joke is very apt. What comes next would be illegal? Subscribe to leave a comment. He reminds America of the deep sleep they are under Obama the standard holder for Islam. It is said that the German cabinet is split on the matter, with Chancellor Merkel trying to spin her own support for a trial by saying that the comedian could yet be found ‘not guilty’. Erdogan's poem sets off a crisis in Turkish-Iranian relations And then the video can be withdrawn from the internet? [3] Nor is that country implied in any way, shape or form". That’s legal in Germany and Europe through freedom of arts, freedom of media and freedom of speech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. One Turkish man lodged a legal complaint against his wife for cursing Erdogan in their own home. In response to the perceived launch of a criminal case against a German citizen for the pleasure of a thin-skinned foreign leader, Mr. Böhmermann complained that Ms. Merkel has “filleted me [and] served me up to a neurotic despot for tea”. They have separated us forcibly,” said the poem. And that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now benefiting from just that -- and that it could plunge Germany into a (further) "national crisis.". Amen! answered the other. Er ist der Mann der Mädchen schlägt, On Saturday, leaders of Turkey, Germany, and the European Union gathered in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, where they briefed journalists on the progress of an EU-Turkey deal aimed at halting the flow of refugees and migrants into Europe. She probably hoped to settle things without having explicitly to apologize, which many Germans from across the political spectrum would resent. Obama relegated US to second rate power. By Uri Friedman Recep Tayyip. Perverted, louse-infested, a zoophile, Then we’d have a legal case. Google's service, offered free of charge, instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. [3] Dozens protested in Tabriz (one of the largest cities in Iran populated by Azerbaijanis) in front of the Turkish consulate, and defended Iran’s territorial integrity. A more sophisticated method than Erdogan but similar effective. Around the world, freedom of the press and freedom of expression have long depended on struggles to determine the acceptability of heavy insults. #erdogan poems - Hello Poetry No thank you. It arises from the fear of violence." Europe was most averse Some have called the sketch art. That is one reason why alternative media, some of them controlled by Russia, is now getting more impact on the German electorate. In Germany, the term "abusive criticism" has primarily been familiar to lawyers; the fact that gross affronts are prohibited in Germany is probably obvious to many citizens. Google Translate And having minorities repressed. And that’s illegal? Big applause for that! Asking for trouble: Erdogan recites 'controversial' poem Head as empty as his balls, ", Russia has blown up major Ukrainian dam, says Kyiv, Ukraine troops advance on eastern front, Kyiv says, Inside the Taliban's drug war - opium poppy crops slashed. The only free speech allowed, is what comes from the politicians mouths, and only if it is pro-islam. The most important part of the video is “not” the actual poem but the “context” in which Böhmermann pointed out “freedom of speech.”, Transcript Neo Magazine Royale of March 31, 2016, Jan Böhmermann and Ralf Kabelka “discussing” issues of delimitation of unlawful “defamatory” of permissible satire as an “artistic and satirical” presentation staged during a “Late-Night Talk Show.”. Copyright © 2023 Gatestone Institute. Bis der Schwanz beim pinkeln brennt, Press J to jump to the feed. And having minorities repressed. Twenty complaints were made and prosecutors in Mainz announced they were investigating whether it had broken section 103 of the criminal code, which bans insulting representatives or organs belonging to foreign states. — Henryk M. Broder, journalist and author. In this case, as in the case of Donald Tusk in 1983 and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 1999, the context of the criticism matters as much as, if not more than, the content. To do that, the people need to get on the streets in large numbers to demonstrate against what Western governments are inflicting on our home countries, if not the politicians will just carry on dictating their own agendas. The choice of words is reminiscent of how Erdogan once acquitted Sudanese President Omar al Bashir of genocide allegations in Darfur: "Muslims cannot carry out genocide." Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Poem | Andelino's Weblog