Prime Minister Erdogan’s strongman tactics in Turkey
By Editorial Board, Published: June 3
“HOW CAN a government that received almost 50 percent of the vote be authoritarian?” asked an adviser to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, even as police attacked crowds of peaceful protesters. The question goes to the heart of what is wrong with Mr. Erdogan’s ruling style, and the answer can be found not only in the policies pursued by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) during the past dozen years but also in the way it has responded to protests by hundreds of thousands of exasperated citizens.
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