Can Turkey Survive Erdoğan?
Can Turkey Survive Erdoğan? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 1 June 2015 On 7 June Turkey’s democratic system will be deeply tested in a fateful parliamentary election; at stake is preservation of rule of law and liberal democracy against an increasingly authoritarian-minded President. Bottom line: if President Erdoğan’s AKP party is able to win big, the […]
“Hüngür Hüngür Ağlıyorum”
October 14, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Erdogan, Graham Fuller, HDP, ISIS, Kurds •
“Hüngür Hüngür Ağlıyorum” Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 October 2015 That’s a refrain from a old Turkish folksong—“Bitterly I weep.” It commemorates a bloody turning point at Sakarya against Greek invaders back in 1921. But the words couldn’t more readily apply now to the unprecented and outrageous bombing attacks in Ankara last week against marchers […]
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