Turkey arrests bakers' union head for calling bread-eating societies 'stupid'

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2 minute readNovember 9, 20226:57 PM GMT+5Last Updated 2 days ago

Turkey arrests bakers' union head for calling bread-eating societies 'stupid'​

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A man buys breads as others queue for Istanbul Municipality's cheap bread to make small savings in their household budget in Sultangazi district of Istanbul, Turkey, December 7, 2021. Picture taken December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ANKARA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Turkey jailed a bakery union head for "publicly insulting the Turkish nation" on Wednesday, state media reported, after he said society's "stupid" fondness for bread explained why it had elected President Tayyip Erdogan's governments for two decades.
Union for Bread Producers Chairman Cihan Kolivar made the comments to broadcaster Haberturk on Monday as he spoke about the rising price of bread and Turkey's soaring inflation.
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"Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up - per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan," Kolivar said.

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"Since our society eats their fill with bread, such rulers have been ruling it for 20 years."
An Istanbul court on Wednesday remanded him in custody pending trial, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. Turkey is widely criticised by rights groups and Western allies for limiting freedom of speech.

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Critics blame Turkey's economic ills on Erdogan's unorthodox monetary policies, which he says are aimed at boosting exports, investment and jobs.
Inflation in October climbed to a 24-year high of 85.5%, having started to surge last year as the lira slumped after the central bank began cutting rates as sought by Erdogan.
Erdogan's ruling AK Party spokesperson Omer Celik said Kolivar's remarks constituted hate speech.
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"In addition to insulting our nation and bread, this person's statements show that he is an element of the politics of hostility, the politics of hatred," Celik said.

Turkey arrests bakers' union head for calling bread-eating societies 'stupid'

Turkey jailed a bakery union head for "publicly insulting the Turkish nation" on Wednesday, state media reported, after he said society's "stupid" fondness for bread explained why it had elected President Tayyip Erdogan's governments for two decades.

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LOL

"Bread is the staple food for stupid societies. I speak scientifically, I am not making it up - per capita consumption is 210 kilos in Turkey; and 45-50 kilos in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Japan," Kolivar said.

Pakistan is at 125 Kg per person per year, fyi.

 

[S.Y.A]

Pakistan is at 125 Kg per person per year, fyi.

this is enough to disprove his hypothesis, lol! his model would imply that Pakistan is more developed than Turkiye.

 

[Paitoo]

Such a funny man should be allowed more airtime instead of being arrested. What a pity.

 

[TNT]

The thing young turks forget or dont know is the economic development was brought by erdogan in the first place. Now he is trying to free Turkey and thus will face difficulties.

 

[Cancerous Tumor]

 

[One_Nation]

World's first case of insulting bread.

Bread is not good for health, specially the thick white bread Turkeys eat. Its high in carbs which makes you fat and raises insulin which causes various health issues.
Europeans in those countries eat minimal amount of carbs and focus on protein instead. This is most likely the reason for them to be stronger and smarter.