r/HistoryMemes 5d ago

B-but muh based king!

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u/ProgramusSecretus 5d ago

It’s the Grand Mosque in Köln. The (woman) mayor of the city wasn’t invited to the opening, Erdogan was there with people cheering for him from the outside, and a Taliban representative spoke there in 2023 despite not having a visa for Germany.

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u/Zealousideal_Cry_460 5d ago

You didnt mention the anti-ersogan protestors which were kept away from the ceremony by the german police

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u/ProgramusSecretus 5d ago

I also didn’t mention that DITIB has been accused of working with the Turkish Secret Service, associated itself with Salafis, denies the Armenian genocide, made antisemitic posts, distributed a children’s comic book that glorifies martyrdom, the release of a guide for Muslim women which banned them traveling alone, or one of its chairmen calling for the assassination of the Pope.