Thinking Of Our Fellow Gaming Blog In Turkey - Via Militaris

With all that's going on in Turkey, I hope that fellow blogger Fatih and his family are all safe and well.

You can check out Fatih's great blog here.

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Fatih Baş said…
Dear Chris,

Thank you very much for your concern my friend. I am quite well myself, but unfortunately lots of my fellow compatriots are not. As I write this comment, clashes between the police and the protesters rage on in major cities all around the country. Things have been quiet here in my town. The protests were peaceful and the police behaved generally reasonable.

I really pray and hope that things end soon. For you and other friends out there, here's what the protesters would want the world to know. It pretty much sums it all up. If I'm not mistaken, this message will be published in NY Times:

http://jonturk.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/occupygeziad1.jpg

Thanks again my friend.

Cheers

Fatih




June 7, 2013 at 1:54 PM
Chris said…
Fatih I am glad everyone is okay and hopefully it remains that way.

Chris
June 12, 2013 at 1:01 PM
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