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Erdogan statue vandalised after being erected in Wiesbaden
A photo of the cartoonish thing can be seen at the link, complete with Islamist finger pointing.
[AlMasdar] A four-meter statue of Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...
 was erected in Wiesbaden, on Monday, before being discovered vandalised on Tuesday morning.

The action, which some residents have described as a "provocation" belongs to the ’Wiesbaden Biennale’ art festival, which currently takes place under the motto ’Bad News.’
To be fair, the presence of the statue itself is a provocation, for those with eyes to see.
The statue was seen all morning guarded by police, to ensure that the statue didn’t cause trouble, according to local media.

"In my opinion, the idea is good within the framework of a thinking process, but an Erdogan statue based on his political features is not that good. But I think it makes people think and discuss, and that’s a good thing", said one resident.

"I was very surprised this morning, I think it’s again so typical Biennial, I think it’s very great, because I like such provocations," added another one.

The art festival did not want to comment on the action so far. The Wiesbaden Biennale runs from August 23 until September 9.
Update from the Times of Israel at 12:40 EDT: the thing was removed by firemen shortly after midnight, after drawn blades were seen among disputants nearby.

Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-29
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