"Turkey's election and 'thug-ocracy'." - Burdak Bekdil

On November 1, Turkey's second election in five months brought the ruling party back to Parliament. However, the number of parliamentarians in the AK Party is not sufficient to take a proposed change of government to the population for a referendum.

President Erdogan wants to concentrate all power in his own hands, changing the system of government from a Parliament to a Presidency. But did the 'thug-ocracy' in closing down newspapers show the way forward to bring a proposal to the Turkish people? Will the Turkish Government respect basic human rights, or will the political climate in Turkey continue to deteriorate?

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