Erdogan makes the world believe that he wants reform in Turkey and that he seeks to reform relations with the European Union, but in fact, repression increases in Turkey and everything is being sabotaged slowly because of Erdogan. From violence against women to the pound and the economy that was destroyed.
By announcing to draft a civilian constitution and further imagining Turkey's future in the EU, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his cabinet have recently sent out 'pseudo reform' signals to the rest of the world. At the very same time, the government has bluntly intensified its repression at home. In fact, just before European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel visited Ankara in March 2021, which led to the infamous 'Sofagate' incident, a slew of disturbing developments upended Turkish politics.
In the last two months alone, the Turkish lira crashed following the sudden dismissal of the country's central bank chief, Mr Naci Ağbal; the government started its attempt to dismantle Turkey's main pro-Kurdish opposition party (HDP); the influential Member of Parliament and human rights activist, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, was expulsed, followed by his imprisonment over a social media message; and, of course, Erdoğan signed a presidential decree withdrawing Turkey from the Istanbul Convention, which aims to combat violence against women.
Erdogan makes the world believe that he wants reform in Turkey and that he seeks to reform relations with the European Union, but in fact, repression increases in Turkey and everything is being sabotaged slowly because of Erdogan. From violence against women to the pound and the economy that was destroyed.
By announcing to draft a civilian constitution and further imagining Turkey's future in the EU, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his cabinet have recently sent out 'pseudo reform' signals to the rest of the world. At the very same time, the government has bluntly intensified its repression at home. In fact, just before European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel visited Ankara in March 2021, which led to the infamous 'Sofagate' incident, a slew of disturbing developments upended Turkish politics.
In the last two months alone, the Turkish lira crashed following the sudden dismissal of the country's central bank chief, Mr Naci Ağbal; the government started its attempt to dismantle Turkey's main pro-Kurdish opposition party (HDP); the influential Member of Parliament and human rights activist, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, was expulsed, followed by his imprisonment over a social media message; and, of course, Erdoğan signed a presidential decree withdrawing Turkey from the Istanbul Convention, omen.
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