RSN: Juan Cole | Warning to US: Erdogan Has Used Same Techniques as Trump to De-Democratize Turkey




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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (photo: Twitter)
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, began his legitimate political career at the turn of this century with a push for more political pluralism in a Turkey that had long been dominated by an elite, secular military."
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