as soon as you give me return on my money.

Erdogan is a brutal dictator and an Islamist. Under his regime, Turkey lost all friends and respect. I wish Turkish people luck in getting Erdogan and his cronies out of power.

Whenever ANYTHING goes wrong in the Middle East, everyone always knows it Israel's fault. The wind blows east... Israel's fault. The chickens quit laying eggs... Israel's fault... The economy falters... Israel's fault. ... The economy improves... Israel's fault... No, wait, that's good... Well, DUH!

Even my 81 year old aunt and her 84 year old husband were participating in the demonstrations at Gundogdu and kordon in Izmir. They are far from being leftist. In 1950 ies they voted for Adnan Menderes, 60 and 70 ies for Demirel. There were some extreemist groups who took advantage and joined the demonstrations but this is mainly a peoples movement. Even some ultra religious Muslims - Edogan voters - joined.

Haven't been hearing it from me! I've been telling everyone for years that the Turkish economy is circling the bowl. Shipping has always been a mainstay of the Turkish economy, and Turkey's shipping industry is nonexistent (the fifteen largest shipping companies have gone belly-up, including Marvel, which was once the second-largest in the world; only Maersk was bigger) and its drydocking industry (once critical to Mersin, Iskenderun, Antalya and Izdemir) is nonexistent. The shipyards lie vacant and rusting. Work used to take me to Turkey five or six times a year. Haven't been there in four years; haven't had a reason to travel there. The only thing propping up the Turkish economy is those lucrative NATO bases. Turkey has come to be a great big liability to NATO, and you cannot have NATO bases in countries which are powder kegs. If Turkey is kicked out of NATO -- a more likely scenario than people realize -- Turkey sinks into the Bosphorus, economically speaking. Good-bye modern day caliphate; hello sick man of Europe. Islamism is not what the overwhelming majority of Turks appear to want. Not to pat myself on the back unduly, but I saw this coming years ago. Told you all about it, too, while the Turks that trawl (troll?) these boards scoffed. I wonder who's laughing now ....

Most of the Turkish people are cultured and educated people and they see through Erdogan.We want to live freely and peacefully in a democratic country without more and more Islamist edicts forced upon us.Erdogan should move to Gaza.Erdogan loves Gaza and Gaza loves Erdogan.

While in a traditional Islam antisemitism is absent, the Islamism is replete with the european-style antisemitism. And about Erdy - there is no any doubt to whom he belongs, to Muslims or Islamists...

nothing in the article says that he blamed the jews, as such - the headline is misleading. it's interesting to note that he is conflating his domestic political misfortunes which are at least partly due to his forcible islamization, and his economic problems which are purely mismanagement. megalomaniacs always blame others for their shortcomings.

Putting Soros on the 'those with the money/interests lobby, of course meaning the Jews, is so funny.

Soooo convenient to blame the Jews! Think of all the countries that no longer have countable Jewish populations, and you realize how silly they look! Rather like Poland trying to blame the Jews for its significant economic woes. Right. As if 5,000 elderly people can influence any country's economy. Oh my goodness! With no Jews to blame, what's a Jew-hating country to do? Blame "overseas Jewish interests." Yeah, right. For the first time in 2,000 years, it would appear that people might actually have to look elsewhere. How disappointing for them! Who likes a reality check? But how gratifying for me -- a Jew. Do you think that Erdogan might entertain the possibility that Turkey's ills are the result of praying too loudly in the mosque? Gonna love watching this one unfold!

Whichever way you look at it, Erdogan is on the same path as Hitler. If you are in doubt then look at Nazi Germany prior to 1939. Maybe you are one of those, who like Ahmadinejad, who call the Holocaust and Jewish conspiracy and a lie?

turkish economy is strong, demonstrations are for democratic rights

Maybe not as funny as the post at #20, but funny yet. It actually stated that he never mentioned the Jews, but the victims fell for the bait regardless. Remind me, how many Syrian refugees have you been sheltering?

jews right ,whoelse could it be :) you people are unbelivably used to play victim card, nowhere in his speeches he even sligthly implies jews

Anton is right. Erdogan never said directly the "interest rate lobby" and the "stock market speculators" and "the foreign hands behind stroking the protests" (those are all Erdogan's words) were Jewish. But he is a very skilled politician and very crafty at implying things without actually saying it. While defending the new alcohol ban legislation, he referred to the drafters of the old laws permitting the sale and consumption of alcohol as "2 alcoholics" or "2 drunkards". While he did not say it, he meant Ataturk and Inonu, the former the founder and first preaident of modern Turkey and the latter his comrade in arms and 2nd president of Turkey. He did not say it, but everyone knew because of his prior stands. Same here: Erdogan is quick to blame the Western (especially American) investors as fermenting an anti-US position has been one of his main policies to gain credibility and standing in the world stage, in particular among Muslim nations. Same strategy, blaming the Jewish-American lobby or Israel any time for anything he can. So, yes, he did not say it outright, but we know who he is aiming at: American investors (hedge funds) the biggest ones of which are headed by Jewish Americans.

As they say in Turkish 'Tam ustune bastin kaldir ayagini - . You identified Erdogan very well. But unfortunately anti Israel and Anti Jewish talks always gather popular support in Turkey not only from the right but also from left. The fact is Turkey is geopolitically important and foreign countries including USA and Israel will try to make friends withj any type of Turkish government. What happens to Turkey is not their fault but it is the fault of ths who elect bad leaders.

Is it any surprise many Europeans don't want Turkey to be a full member of the EU?

Erdogan is sounding like Tony Blair. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

Maybe wannabee Caliph Erdogan is right! He could look for members and associates of Peace Now, B'tselem, and the International Solidarty Movement. Then there's the myriad Occupy orgs. Easier (quicker) to go down the list of Soros-funded NGOs operating in Turkey. Many of them have offices in Israel. But there's a simpler explanation to why Turks are protesting. They now see that they're going to have to give up the remarkable degree of freedom and liberty they've enjoyed for so long. Like anyone who has ever lived in genuine freedom, the idea of submitting to religious and/or political fanatics is revolting.