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Re:Turkey blocks Twitter after the earthquake on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @06:12PM (#34717004)
Why not be more explicit?

Turks call India "Hindi-stan". Which in Turkish is "Turkey-the-bird-stan". Including the Persian etymology would literally make it "Land of the Turkeys." If Modi wanted to pick a fight with Turkey it would have made for an entertaining UN session.