RE: LeoThread 2025-03-01 01:26

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(Not a) Turkish proverb:

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus.

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Not a turkish proverb! Elizabeth Bangs said that about Borris Johnson in 2022. Its actual origins trace back to a Circassian proverb that uses the metaphor of an ox entering a palace, turning it into a barn rather than becoming a king. 🖖🏼☀️🤙🏼

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Thanks for the clarification! I double-checked, and you are right.

The proverb was used by a Turkish reporter as "Öküz saraya çıkınca kral olmaz ama saray ahır olur" in a criticism, against Erdogan - and she was detained for ‘insulting’ the Turkish President.

Later it was reworked and used against Boris Johnson.

Elizabeth Bangs wrote the history of this:
https://elizabethbangs.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/when-is-an-old-turkish-proverb-not-an-old-turkish-proverb/

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my pleasure 🖖🏼☀️🤙🏼

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