Turkey's evolving crisis is being commented on around the world.
The attempt by the Prime Minister to reign in the powers of the Judiciary has led to thousands of police men, many of them at the height of their career, being removed from their positions and sent to other cities.
Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash. Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s backlash against a corruption investigation. Read more
Erdogan still popular despite graft probe While it may be too early to call the result of the upcoming local administrative elections in March, and the scheduled general election next year, it may be only fair to speculate that if there were to be an election today, Erdogan would easily come to power in a single-party government for a fourth consecutive term. Read more
'Mission impossible' for Turkey's ambassadors'
For today’s Turkey to totally turn its back on Europe is not that easy an option, even if Erdogan is willing to let his country turn away from the European model and become more like the rest of the Middle East.
For Erdogan, the best way to preserve and sustain his rule is to persuade the outside world, especially the West, that the corruption probe is nothing but a coup attempt by disciples of Fethullah Gulen’s faith community.
This is why he is now trying to enlist Turkey’s diplomatic elite. When lecturing the ambassadors, he said the changes the government is trying to make in the judiciary do not amount to intervention, but a struggle against the "illicit structure" within the judiciary. He explained, "The real nature of this organization must be deciphered and exposed also outside of this country. It is important for your audience to well understand this unlawful organization whose structure, activities, goals and desires are clearly known and whose perils have become obvious. The empire of fear this organization has been building within the state security and judiciary bodies in such areas as politics, economy, finance and trade must be well explained. We want you to especially emphasize that the systematic conveying of information in English and other languages to foreign countries is nothing but disinformation and should not be given credit. We will of course do our part to discredit that disinformation. But the real burden, the real responsibility is undoubtedly on your shoulders, the ambassadors." Read More
The attempt by the Prime Minister to reign in the powers of the Judiciary has led to thousands of police men, many of them at the height of their career, being removed from their positions and sent to other cities.
Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash. Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s backlash against a corruption investigation. Read more
Erdogan still popular despite graft probe While it may be too early to call the result of the upcoming local administrative elections in March, and the scheduled general election next year, it may be only fair to speculate that if there were to be an election today, Erdogan would easily come to power in a single-party government for a fourth consecutive term. Read more
'Mission impossible' for Turkey's ambassadors'
For today’s Turkey to totally turn its back on Europe is not that easy an option, even if Erdogan is willing to let his country turn away from the European model and become more like the rest of the Middle East.
For Erdogan, the best way to preserve and sustain his rule is to persuade the outside world, especially the West, that the corruption probe is nothing but a coup attempt by disciples of Fethullah Gulen’s faith community.
This is why he is now trying to enlist Turkey’s diplomatic elite. When lecturing the ambassadors, he said the changes the government is trying to make in the judiciary do not amount to intervention, but a struggle against the "illicit structure" within the judiciary. He explained, "The real nature of this organization must be deciphered and exposed also outside of this country. It is important for your audience to well understand this unlawful organization whose structure, activities, goals and desires are clearly known and whose perils have become obvious. The empire of fear this organization has been building within the state security and judiciary bodies in such areas as politics, economy, finance and trade must be well explained. We want you to especially emphasize that the systematic conveying of information in English and other languages to foreign countries is nothing but disinformation and should not be given credit. We will of course do our part to discredit that disinformation. But the real burden, the real responsibility is undoubtedly on your shoulders, the ambassadors." Read More
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