What is happening in Bosphorus residences?

According to his political advisor Metin Özkan, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has a complete list of 3,000 people, who his leader Devlet Bahçeli called as ?Those who live at waterfront residences, drink whisky and vote for the Peoples? Democratic Party [HDP].?

Could there be a mathematical error, chief Bahçeli? 

Now, come to think of it, there are 600 waterfront residences along the Bosphorus in Istanbul. If each family residing in one of those ?yal?? houses is made up of five to six people, it looks as if the waterfront neighborhood has altogether voted for the HDP. 

Could it be that there was not even one contrary vote because the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) went along the Bosphorus and threatened them with ?If votes are not cast for HDP 100 percent, we will torch this village down?? I guess it is Ortaköy or Yeniköy that they refer to as ?village.? 

Maybe you made a geographical mistake; is that possible chief Bahçeli? 

Yes, I am joking to lighten up the environment.

I am trying to joke because one of the most significant parties of Turkey has declared those who voted for another party and drank whisky (both of them are democratic rights in this country) were ?dishonorable.?  

Yes, another one of Turkey?s most significant political parties has implied that those residing in Istanbul?s Ni?anta?? and Cihangir neighborhoods were PKK members, so I am trying to lighten the situation with humor. 

However, not everybody has my sense of humor. They owe an apology to all those who live in these neighborhoods. Nobody can accuse people living in a neighborhood of supporting terror because some 15 to 25 percent of the votes were cast for a political party. 

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