TURKEY: Half a million Turks say ”Enough” to Erdogan on social media

More than half a million Turks piled onto social media to call time on President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, making the word “Tamam” (“Enough”) a trending topic worldwide after he promised to step down if the people wanted it. “If one day our nation says ‘enough’, then we will step aside,” he said in a […]

More than half a million Turks piled onto social media to call time on President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, making the word “Tamam” (“Enough”) a trending topic worldwide after he promised to step down if the people wanted it.

“If one day our nation says ‘enough’, then we will step aside,” he said in a speech in parliament. 

Soon after the speech, the #Tamam hashtag swept across Turkish-language Twitter, then became a global trending topic. 

“We want democracy so we say #enough to Erdogan. Please leave your seat, you did insane things to our country and people. Enough,” said one user. 

“You will not step aside quietly. You will give account for the things you did. Enough!” said another. 

Erdogan’s rivals in the presidential polls also jumped in, with the “Tamam” tweets from three of his main opponents together garnering more than 10,000 retweets. 

“Time is up. Enough!” tweeted Muharrem Ince, the candidate of the main opposition CHP.