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Whatever is happening in Turkey, things don't get solved by a revolution. A revolution is the worst thing that can happen to a country at this time. I'll list here a few of key reasons:

1. Vulnerability: A loss of the leader will cause wide internal and external vulnerability. Any party will try to somehow colonize the vulnerable country which doesn't have a clear leader or a clear path. Certainly, for their economic, political and geographic benefits.

2. Economic deterioration: It's even worse in Turkey. Loss of Touristic money flow will cause the economy to deteriorate and joblessness to increase, increasing instability and feeding that loop.

3. Less Freedom and democracy: Indeed, a revolution on the streets doesn't bring democracy or free speech. If anything, it encourages extremists to kill/censor/stop the other party.

Seeing how things developed in Tunisia in the last 3 years, I'll advise against revolutions at any time. And I'm talking about peaceful ones.




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