Tim Drayton wrote:I think something is stirring. The West’s beloved so-called moderate, democratic Islamist Erdoğan is finally starting to attract some serious flack from his fans, now that the human rights situation in his country is rapidly deteriorating into something that rivals Assad’s Syria.
The following declaration has recently been issued by the EU:
EU calls on Turkey to save democracy, increasing criticism
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey ... KKBN133119
It's interesting to read your posts on Turkey, Tim. I always believed that Erdogan purge was anti Gulen but it seems that is not so. Do you think that Turkey will go too far and tip the EU over the edge? What could be the catalyst that leads to a crisis in EU/Turkey relationships, introduction of the death penalty, a return to the refugee influx or even annexation of Cyprus? Surely at some stage the EU has to say "enough".
Incidentally I see that Turkish Airlines is suffering from lost trade resulting from the problems in Turkey, 10% of its fleet is laid up and 17 international routes have been dropped. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkis ... sCatID=345