Turkey / Opinion
Don’t be fooled, Northern Cyprus’ new president is no opponent of Erdogan, says academic
Turkey’s powers-that-be said to have anticipated that Tufan Erhurman will pose no major threat.
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Nature of Turkey-US relations has become transparent under an American president who doesn’t deign to care what people think.
COMMENT: Today world will watch as Trump meets Erdogan and does not mention his dismantling of Turkey’s democracy
As an analyst warns of a “near police state”, the president’s rival pleads from his jail cell for democrats everywhere to take an interest.
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Every Turk up and down the country has an opinion on what Erdogan is up to.
BEYOND THE BOSPOROS: Ozel, the opposition “genius” who keeps playing right into Erdogan’s hands
CHP leader can call congresses, “move the HQ” and appeal to the courts all he likes. There’s just one problem – there is no law in Turkey.