>A Turkish politician who has been the Mayor of Ankara since 1994 is currently being sued after unveiling a 20-foot-tall metal robot in the city.
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’, which surprisingly only made things worse.
www.unilad.co.uk/articles/mayor-sued-after-blowing-budget-on-giant-robot-statue/
>>40181127
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’
Absolute madman.
>>40181178
>>40181127
>Taxpayers hit the roof when Mayor Melih Gökçek pulled the sheet off his Transformer-like masterpiece, saying it is an enormous waste of their money – and rightly so, as he blew a pretty big budget on it.
>The off-the-wall mayor is now being sued by the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects’ Chambers, who have described the robot as a ‘monstrosity’.
>>40181127
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’
"Respect the Robot"
Fuck's sake, Turkey.
this is what happens when /m/ becomes mayor
>>40181127
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’, which surprisingly only made things worse.
>>40181504
>/m/
huh?
there is a "mecha" board ...
Based
Its not just Turkey
>The two giant robots who have directed traffic in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, since 2013 have company. Agence France-Presse reports three new robots — developed by Women's Technology, an association of female engineers — were positioned this week across the city of 9 million people to direct traffic.
>The giant robots are solar-powered, have chests that rotate and are equipped with cameras that send real-time information back to the police station, AFP reports. It's unclear why this is any different than having traffic cameras — besides the fact they look much cooler (and more intimidating) — but the robots appear to be having the desired effect.
>"There are certain drivers who don't respect the traffic police. But with the robot it will be different," taxi driver Poro Zidane told AFP. "We should respect the robot."
www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/03/05/391030925/respect-the-robot-giant-robots-oversee-traffic-in-kinshasa
>>40181127
>Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’
>>40181603
These robots get more respect than I do.
>Respect the robot
So, do you respect the robot? I know I do
>>40181772
Dr. Light would be more appropriate in this thread
>>40181839
DACTAH WAHWEY
>>40181825
>there's already fanart
>>>/m/12423792
Respect. The. Robot.
>>40181127
>‘Respect the robot’
>respect the robot
>respect the robot
F
>"Respect the robot."
This isn't real..
>>40181127
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’, which surprisingly only made things worse.
>‘Respect the robot’
HAHAHAHAHA
>respect the robot
>>40182229
it is your duty as a patriotic Turk to elect this man as prime minister
>>40181127
Should have made an Ataturk robot and everyone would have been happy with it
>>40181127
>‘Respect the robot’
Based as fuck
>>40182207
Respect the robot
metro.co.uk/2015/04/10/mayor-is-sued-after-he-blows-budget-on-a-giant-metal-transformer-5143302/
>>40182207
>not respecting the robot
>>40182270
>mfw I have already voted AKP
>>40182207
you have 10 seconds to repent before you share the fate of other unbelievers
>>40181603
Are these even good robots?
>>40182533
Is that him?
>>40181980
>that pic
Shit, looks like Cyrus more than Schwarzenegger, tbh
>>40182573
yes, based melih
>>40182613
Wait there's more than one giant robot?
>>40181127
>a monument to honor Anatolia's Raven
>people are mad
It's just armenian butt-hurt powered by the jewish media.
>>40182645
yes :')
RESPECT THE ROBOT
DESTROY COMMUNISM
>>40182715
>>40182613
>>40182533
I take back everything bad I've ever said about t*rks.
>>40182533
>>40182613
>>40182715
Poor guy. Had a huge interest in robots and only wanted to share it with the town which he has so proudly served. A bit sad tbh
>>40182881
he did everything for the people
EMBRACE KEBAB
RE
TH
RO
SIEG ZEON
>>40181127
>respect the robot
>>40182881
It probably wouldn't have been so bad if he hadn't used public funding, which is what I'm assuming he did. Paying out of your own pocket or setting up a donation drive to build a robot is one thing, but using taxpayer dollars is another thing entirely.
Also, F.
>>40181127
>you will never become the mayor of some random city and turn it into a giant gundam theme park
>2009
>not respecting the robot
>The statue... was erected at a crossroads to promote the city's new themepark, which has been described as a "prestige project" by the mayor.
Are city council positions basically like playing Paradox games
>>40183328
Sounds like someone's not respecting the robot
>>40183246
are you legitimately retarded? he's ensuring safety and making the city easier to manage aka his job you fucking sperg
Japan-turkey friendship forever
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
>>40181127
This is amazing.
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’, which surprisingly only made things worse.
>>40181127
FUCKING HUMANS SCUM!
ROBOT PRIDE WORLDWIDE!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/thousands-of-turkish-students-sign-petition-to-build-jedi-temple-on-university-campus-10161225.html
>Thousands of Turkish students have petitioned their university to build a Jedi temple, in response to an increase in the number of mosques being built on campuses across the country.
>>40182245
...source? Google only gives me shitty YTP links
RESPECT THE ROBOT
>>40185735
Turkey is based
R
E
>>40185832
Students are leftists.
>>40183018
Is he really doing this shit with public money???
>>40185852
So?
Based
>>40181127
>"Respect the Robot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGSVYgcy24Q
>steal large amounts of tax revenue
>use it to build a stupid fucking robot like a manchild
>when confronted "respect the robot"
Amazing. This based man must be an /int/ poster. His mayoral policies are like IRL funposting. I love it.
Why would anyone be against a giant robot?
OFFICIAL THREAD THEME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJlnH3C4hvs
S
I
E
G
Z
E
O
N
>>40182579
>swede
>knows trailer park boys
you're in my good books, anon.
>>40183328
Have you never seen the word prestige outside of paradox games?
>American education
Haven't laughed like this for like 1 year, thanks.
>>40182416
Kill yourself.
He is also a top level twitter troll.
"Who the hell broke that fountain in front of the municipality"
In this one he asks an opposing parliment member "is he gay" just for curiousity. He claims people of Tunceli wonders it.
>In early July 2014 Gökçek supported the antisemitic tweet made by Turkish singer Yıldız Tilbe: "God bless Hitler, it was even too few what he did to the Jews, he was right" and "The Jews will be destroyed by Muslims, in the name of Allah, not much time left for it be done". Gökçek backed the singer’s Gaza tweets, retweeting most of her comments except the one on Hitler, calling them “full of intelligence.” He also replied to the tweet, saying "I applaud you".
>In March 2015, Gökçek filed a formal complaint on defamation charges against journalist Hayko Bağdat because he called him an Armenian. The complainant's petition to the court stated: "The statements [by Bağdat] are false and include insult and libel.'' Gökçek also demanded 10,000 liras in compensation under a civil lawsuit against Bağdat for psychological damages, and the lawsuit is now pending
>gokcek is such an unnecessary guy, i want to block him from every aspect of my life.
>here is your morning compliment, you look like an angry birt in your pp. the red one.
AKP (Gökçek's party) bans twitter and Gökçek tries his new proxy.
1- That is it! Olimpic games in İstanbul. Thank you Prime minister, thank you people who worked for that you are great Turkey! ( he is not aware it is only first tour)
2- (someone tells him there is a second tour) I hope second tour will also be ours
3- (Japan wins) Gezi protester traitors protested in Argentina so they didn't elect us. Be proud of your evil deeds you traitors.
>>40191535
This is some high-level memeing for someone his age.
1-Even you took the axe and shovel and started working by yourself city would have a bigger metro line than it has now for your 20 years of reign.
2- You couldn't even manage to get married in 20 years what do you know about metro.
>>40181127
>‘Respect the robot’
2alpha
>>40191405
Lmao
>>40191569
>mfw he is mayor of the fucking capital for last 20 years
>>40191613
Wait, he's the mayor of Ankara? o i am laffin
>>40191645
Yes.
>serbians invade and try to kill everyone
>Suddenly
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNQvLECht08
>the blue mosque turns into a giant janissary armed with a scimitar
*smoldering pile of slavshit*
>Gökçek opens cockpit
>"Respect the robot"
Turkey is actually very fun country to watch from outside but living in it is not su much.
Metal Gear Türk when
>>40191457
>>40191505
This guy is a real life cartoon. Like a Turkish version of Rob Ford without the drugs.
Also
>Turkey
>Man sitting on another ones lap
>not gay
>>40191748
The one he is sitting on is Erdoğan.
>>40181127
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’
pretty based reply tbh
The Japanese already love it.
https://twitter.com/kyoryu_kuramo/status/584584158267080707
Why are people mad at the robot mayor?
Drop islam, respect the robot.
>>40191795
Reminder to Japan, he is not your friend. >>40191565
>>40191771
hahaha. Did Tayyip and him used to go out back in the day? They seem close.
>>40191457
>In March 2015, Gökçek filed a formal complaint on defamation charges against journalist Hayko Bağdat because he called him an Armenian
Salute.jpeg
>>40187846
the fuck you talking about books for again julian? how could he even be in one of your books?
fuck sake cyrus you're stupid, i'm gonna give you 5 seconds to fuck off
He once cried in tv (live broadcast) because people vote for CHP (main opposition)
Top Gökçek
>you will never be a mayor of memes in a meme country
>>40191457
Good photoshop
>>40192135
Thnx.
>>40192135
>image.jpg
Good robot
>>40191613
So he is the Turkish version of the mayor of London?
>>40181127
>After the public backlash, Gökçek simply replied ‘Respect the robot’, which surprisingly only made things worse.
His full respond: "The granite head of our robot's works better than the architecs guild who sued him. They tell me i should have consulted them. Sigh. They tell they are going to investigate this for Ankara. Who are you to investigate? If you want to speak in the name of Ankara, you get in elections and see what is coming for you. Respect the robot."
He won the last election by fraud btw.
This is bizarre
I guess he's some kind of aspiring artist?
The robot looks like it has a roman helmet on and modern military helmets on its shoulders, so maybe the robot represents crushing militarism? And the artist-mayor drives that point home by abusing his own power to make it?
Magnificent, a true genius.
>>40192494
I mean, I'm really sorry that you have to deal with this in your country...
but I'm so very grateful in a way, because this is the funniest shit I have read in ages. Better than the Azeri and Armenian presidents talking shit on twitter about going to war.
>>40192255
FYI: Mayor of London is quarter Turkish.
F
>respect the robot
I like this guy
>you will never live in a meme country
>>40192643
>the united memes of america
>not a meme republic
>tfw no mayor who loves robots and builds them all over the city
>The statue was erected to promote a new theme park called AnkaPark, according to Hürriyet Daily News, which will contain about 20 giant Transformer-like robots as well as dinosaurs when complete.
fug that sounds pretty gud
IRL mayor Adam West
I respect the robot
>>40192494
This man is amazing
Awful lot of robot disrespecting ITT
Is Turkey the ultimate meme country?
>>40181127
>Respect the robot
F
RESPECT
E
S
P
E
C
T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ
Respect
the
Robot
RESPECT THE ROBOT
I don't like the robot
>>40194171
Theodore, pls.
>>40191732
Isn't there lewd of this shit?
>respect the robot
>>40181127
Damn weeaboos.
From /m/
>respect the robot
SHOW SOME FU*KING RESPECT
FFFFFFFFF
FFFFFFFFF
FFF
FFF
FFFFFF
FFFFFF
FFF
FFF
FFF
FFF
>>40185857
they are building a fun-park and one section is dedicated to these transformrobots
Remove robot.
>>40196964
>disrespecting the robot...
>>40196964
Shit negro, the fuck are you doing?
Don't disrespect the robot.
>>40181127
Paying my respects
F
omg it's real
>disrespecting the robot
Gonna vote for him in next elections.
I asked my mom about it and she replied with the equivalent of: ''Shamefur dispray.''
Only now did I just understand the posts with F in them
May he hold on to his rule with the iron grip of his zaku custom.
Now this is a mayor i can get behind.
>>40181127
NO ZAKU BOY
O
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A
K
U
>>40199575
I still don't
>>40200117
scroll up, read comments
>>40200117
Press F to respect the robot.
F
>>40200184
http://www.thegia.com/2014/11/03/all-due-respect-press-f-for-farce/
>>40200184
I don't see any mentions
>>40200244
meant to quote
>>40200117
for first part
>>40200117
From CoD
Look up, "Press F to pay respects"
>>40200117
In a recent Call of Duty game there is a part of a level where you attend a military funeral. On PC, a prompt appears to "Press F to pay respects" in order to advance. This was deemed ridiculous and a meme was born.
>there are people on /int/ RIGHT NOW that do not respect the robot
shig
>>40192817
Fucking Kurdish tanks always give me a chuckle
>>40201059
What Kurdish tank? All I see is a man by a gate.
>>40200974
>>40200184
>>40200220
>>40200244
>>40200512
Oh, I see now
Thanks, guys
So you respect the robot?
>See flag
Yes.
>>40201252
I don't see any respect for the robot in your post anon.
F
>>40187497
He'd gladly post on int if you send the link to his Twitter. He's in Twitter all day long.
>>40201354
Someone do this
>>40201354
I doubt it, he wouldn't understand the dank maymays.
>>40201575
He speaks English also he doesn't do anything aside shitposting in Twitter. I bet he would come and be the king of /tr/
>tfw our politicians are shitposters
REEEEEEEEEE SOMEONE NUKE THIS SHITHOLE
>>40181127
>>40181603
What the fuck is going on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g
>>40201632
Then ask him then, he isn't going to do anything for a kike loving American such as myself.
>>40181127
Do not steal it from Japan.
http://fuguyasan.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-96.html
REMOVE THIS WEAABO
>>40201818
>this entire post
Not respectful/10
>>40201853
Show some fucking respect.
>>40181127
Do not steal it from Fukushima, Japan.
>>40201818
Actually this how you pay respect to great ideas in Asian cultures.
Based
>>40181127
That /m/ayor is based as fuck.
Respect the robot.
>>40201938
>Asian cultures.
Japanese culture.
>Turkey has a Zaku in their capital
>Turkey is real life Zeon
>Ataturk was real life Zeon Zum Deikun
>>40191457
>In March 2015, Gökçek filed a formal complaint on defamation charges against journalist Hayko Bağdat because he called him an Armenian.
>>40202341
Dude they could have easily desgined something else, I swear they pay you respect, not even kidding.
>>40201656
Respect it
>>40191457
>Gökçek also demanded 10,000 liras in compensation under a civil lawsuit against Bağdat for psychological damages
this guy is a massive troll
>>40202352
Are you making up these words?
I don't understand a thing.
>>40202352
>>40202502
I bet it's some animu shit
>>40185741
e.c.m.3 by zankuro
>>40191457
>In early July 2014 Gökçek supported the antisemitic tweet made by Turkish singer Yıldız Tilbe: "God bless Hitler, it was even too few what he did to the Jews, he was right"
>tfw turks are shitposters too irl
turkey pls
>mayor
>more like twitter personality
anyway respect the robot at least :DD
>>40191457
>psychological damage
:DDDDDD
>>40202573
This mayor had better buy a giant silver samurai helmet
>>40202502
>>40202573
RESPECT THE ROBOT
>>40202844
dude you're giving him ideas
HE DOES IT WITH OUR MONEY REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>40202962
No one cares about your money, we care about giant robots.
>>40203029
so does ''the mayor''
>>40202502
Zaku is a japanese robot like the statue
Zeon is the nation that makes the Zaku
>'Respect the robot'
>>40192817
that nickelodeon camouflage
>>40203268
Jeepers! Got to respect that robot!
>mechamed
>>40181127
we are dealing with him for over two decades. and now he is no longer a secret we keep inside the country.
How does this guy get elected? Single party voters?
Like seriously.
>>40203636
He does his job :^)
>>40203614
>Benim
:DDD
>>40181127
Isn't that haram?
New banner when?
>>40203983
>>40204020
this is good
How does someone hates us when we have a mayor like that.
We are the best ;)
>>40204123
Melih Gökçek is a cunt though
>>40204020
>>40203983
those are good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_aN_C6Tock
they are saying there will be 20 more robots. i think decepticons taking over our country. then next target will be earth be aware.
>>40191505
LEL
>>40204365
cringe
>>40182207
>he doesn't respect the robot
>>40204365
>zaku
>transformers
GÖKÇEK PLS SUE THOSE RETARDS
>>40191505
ahahahaha
19 more incoming
This guy is playing Civ V irl and just discovered Nuclear Fusion
>>40204365
>transformers
fuck off, these are Zakus from the noble nation of Zeon.
at least he is not cosplaying for votes.
>>40205116
Did you hear? Every single one of those cosplayers lost horribly.
>>40205116
How crazy are Turkish politicians?
>>40205116
pls stop this thread is too amusing
>>40205223
literally every one of them are shitposters
>>40205223
very
>>40205079
Neo Zeon a shit
>>40205223
Very
>>40196964
show some respect
>>40205364
>>40205507
>>40205280
Damn
>tfw not a country full of batshit memepoliticians
>>40206004
Go join us in Turkey
Threads like this are the reason I still come to 4chan
F
Who is the Char Aznable of Turkey?
>>40204020
>>40203983
Seconded, these need to become banners.
>Respect the robot
T*rkey has reached a whole new level of meme
>murrican politicans are pro-jeebus
>british politicians are anti-wanking
>turkish politicians are literal memes
why
>>40181898
this is awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B81pz-Jj-W8
F
>>40182613
OMF2097??
>>40212532
Dude what?
Also fuck that movie, fucking scariest shit that ever existed
>>40211026
I know! Life is good, right?
>>40192643
I'm pretty sure watching a meme country from afar is much better than actually living in it.
>>40212532
kekekekekekek
>>40217349
Not seeing it tbh
>tfw no good modern OMF title
Armenian genocide robot
>>40220857
>Armenian genocide
Never heard of it.
>>40220857
>>40221847
>>40217868
I've seen this exact post before
>>40222740
probably because any turk who knows enough about the world to browse /int/ feels the same way.
>>40222907
this tbh
>>40221847
Wow, as rude as a K*rd tbh
>>40206004
You probably are, you just don't follow politics enough.
>>40206004
>>tfw not a country full of batshit memepoliticians
It's really not fun.
t. Yesland
>>40224569
Sounds like someone needs to open his heart.
God damn it, I was fine being called a sandnigger but this shit is just too much.
>>40226048
>2015
>not respecting the robot
DOMO ARIGATO MR ROBOTO
>>40226881
TURN UP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzzZkkiJMv8
Damn, now I kind of want to get into Politics just so I could dick around like this.
>>40182657
>powered by the jewish media
>implying
The Jew hates Armenians. The Jew wants to look over the very real genocide of them by the Young Turks, not only because it undermines their shoah monopoly, but also because the Young Turks were Jews themselves - Sabbatean Dönmeh crypto-Jews - that masqueraded as proud Turks to secretly subvert and debilitate the nation's religious identity. They put up a puppet leader that, through forceful "reforms" and dictatorial power, implemented a series of restrictions
The Armenians lived peacefully as minorities in the Ottoman Empire for 600 years, right next to their Muslim brothers. It was not until the empire was taken over in sieges and supposed attempts of democratization by the Young Jews that they started to be persecuted, driven off, and eventually genocided. I myself have some Armenian roots, and I embrace it. Just like I embrace the Christian roots of the soil I'm standing on.
It was for that reason that Constantinople kept its name in the Ottoman Empire, transliterated as Konstantiniyya. They embraced and protected the cultural wealth of their predecessors. It was only after the empire was shattered and a Jew puppet was put in its place that its name was replaced with Istanbul, just like all those other towns and cities with bland names churned out for them. The Jews didn't care about any culture! They only wanted to destabilize and tear the region apart so they could implant a Greater Israel on the ruins. The same exact plan that they're seeking today.
You see Americans calling Israel their greatest ally in the Middle East, but as a Catholic priest said, before Israel they didn't have any enemies in the Middle East. Because Israel was and is the direct cause of those conflicts, including the people they're fighting against. Those mad, anti-American, anti-civilization extremists too are their props, their photo-ops.
bump for respect
>>40230675
>thread has been alive for 27h 38 mins
Is this an /int/ record?
R
>>40185735
>>40181127
>>40192905
Finland is no longer the memeland. All Hail Turkey!
F
>>40181127
Should've made a robot Ataturk. 0% backlash guaranteed.
F
>>40231746
Make TurkSpurdos with fezes and robots
>>40192526
There must be some motive
>>40181127
>a fusion mech instead of divine Zaku
I can't stop laughing
>>40196964
United States requests France's utter respect
F
>>40181127
fuck robots
Robot respect world wide
>>40181603
>"We should respect the robot."
i wonder if Gökçek was making a reference
N
>>40232119
>request
>>40232385
I wonder why did he fit Zaku body with Tetsujin's head
F
F
>>40191505
B T F O
>>40203983
man, I think I saw this one today.
did it actually become a banner?????
Fucking toasters
>>40234225
sHIT
Shoulda screencapped
>>40204365
>>40204563
>>40205079
Seems some ARE transformers knockoffs though the one lifted from the japanese grave is a Zaku crossed with Tetsujin,
>>40206378
that's a nice set of teeth
>>40183295
>capital of turkey
>random city
>>40198887
They couldn't decide where the road goes.
>People imitating based spain again
>>40235974
>spain being jelly because nobody cares about their robot
This man is an inspiration for future generations.
>>40236099
this kek
>>40235974
>implying I will respect that robot
>>40202502
>>40202573
It's Gundam.
HAVE RESPECT
"Who says I have to ask permission from the architect's bureau, All of your minds together would not equal to my robot's mind. Who are you to tell me what to do? If you want to represent Ankara, join the election and you will be humiliated. Respect our robots. When Ankapark opens, the autorobots may judge you for this, All those who oppose it could not equal my robot if they tried."
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ankara/28682272.asp
>>40236544
>see this
>click on link
>translation is accurate
eti topkek portakalli
>6:50 am about to go to work
>not respecting the robot
F