"Trouble at home, but Turkey gains strength abroad
Michelle Metallidis
Politics in Turkey can be puzzling at the best of times, but the term “byzantine” has never been more appropriate in describing what is happening than now. This week the state prosecutor is attempting to have the ruling party banned and the prime minister and president disbarred from political life and possibly jailed. The chief opposition party, meanwhile, is claiming it is being persecuted by the government."
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