Good article form American Progress that ends thus
"The AKP leadership fails to see that a pluralist democracy is the only viable option for Turkish society. This failure of leadership will change the course of political confrontations in Turkey and affect Turkey’s role in the Western alliance: Europe has delayed negotiations on Turkish accession into the European Union. And, just weeks after receiving Prime Minister Erdoğan in Washington, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry must be wondering if it is time to review the U.S. relationship with Turkey as well."
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/ ... -way-gone/