Originally published at: Germany: Weird Gold Statue of Erdogan Gets Removed | Infostormer.com
There’s all sorts of weird shit happening in Germany. For some reason a gold statue of Turkey’s leader Recep Erdogan was erected in the city of Wiesbaden as part of an arts festival. The statue caused anger among the public and was eventually defaced with the words “Turkish Hitler.”
BBC:
The German city of Wiesbaden has removed a 4m (13ft) golden statue of Turkey's president after it was defaced with the words "Turkish Hitler".
The statue of Recep Tayyip Erdogan was installed in a square as part of Wiesbaden's Biennale arts festival.
Organisers said they had hoped it would spark discussions linked to this year's theme - "bad news".
Instead, it prompted conflict between Mr Erdogan's supporters and critics. Firefighters moved it on Tuesday night.
City councillor Oliver Franz told the Wiesbadener Kurier newspaper that angry words had escalated into physical scuffles, and "bladed weapons were spotted".
"In agreement with state police, Mayor Sven Gerich decided to have the statue removed as security could no longer be guaranteed," the city's government tweeted.
The only reason why one would erect such a statue would be to piss off the German public. What other purpose would there be for this?
