How Erdogan may exploit Turkeys failed coup
July 20, 2016 16:35
Turkeys July 15 coup attempt shocked the international community.
However, the coups failure does not mean that Turkish politics will
soon return to normal. After such failed attempts to remove them from
power, populist leaders such as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan typically
respond with heightened repression and a paranoid style of politics
that bodes ill for a return to normal democratic life. Even worse, all
indications suggest that post-coup Turkey will be at the more intense
end of the spectrum of backlash. Read more