Until now, most Turks believed that they could vote Erdoğan out. Fraud, civil liberties violations and abuse of state and media resources had made the regime authoritarian, but elections were not considered a facade and remained the route to power. However, Erdoğan’s recent steps and the opposition’s disarray are chipping away at that principle. Now … Continue reading Gonul Tol: Autocracy not reform remains Erdoğan’s recipe for Turkey