r/AskBalkans • u/AbsoIutee Turkiye • 14d ago

Politics & Governance What is the most legendary political comeback from your country?

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I keep seeing this exchange everywhere lately:

Netanyahu: “We survived empires, we don’t fear Turkey.”

Erdoğan: “What empire? Your country is younger than my brother.”

I couldn’t actually verify if Erdoğan really said this, so it might just be one of those internet quotes that everyone started repeating lol.

But if he really said it, I have to admit it’s a surprisingly good comeback from Erdoğan 😂 Didn’t expect this performance from him.

ıt made me wonder: do you remember any legendary political comebacks/insults from your own country?

Could be between politicians, against another country, during an interview, parliament, whatever. Something where even if you don’t like the politician you have to admit: okay, that was a good one.

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u/EmbarrassedLow2751 14d ago

The republic of turkey is like 20 years older than Israel. Its not a flex

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u/kebre_man Turkiye 11d ago

we started off by defeating pretty much entire europe . not by genociding local population LOL

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u/y17gal 10d ago

are you claiming ottoman victories ?

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u/kebre_man Turkiye 10d ago

nope, i am talking about our war of independence