Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Turkey: Democratic Future Has Been Destabilized – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Turkey: Democratic Future Has Been Destabilized – OpEd
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By South Asia Monitor August 2, 2016

By Amity Saha*

Turkey, a country overlapping Eastern Europe and Western Asia, is having an event-filled year in 2016; one which has seen two general elections, overthrowing of a Prime Minister, finally a wave of attacks liable on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Kurdish militants. Now, a military coup attempt was seen when a section of the Turkish Armed Force claimed that they have totally taken over the administration of the country to re-establish the constitutional order, human rights and freedom, rule of law and general security. This attempted Turkish military coup however, tumbled in the early hours of July 15, 2016, after crowds responded President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the streets to backing him.

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