An Erdogan-ish disaster in the making
http://atimes.com/2015/09/an-erdogan-ish-disaster-in-the-making/
Turkey keeps a large number of journalists behind bars
An Erdogan-ish disaster in the making
By Salman Rafi on September 24, 2015
A significant number of people from around the (Muslim) world consider Turkey as a moderate Muslim state, least involved in geo-political conflicts.
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In a very recent incident, a crowd of ultranationalist protesters attacked offices belonging to Turkeys Peoples Democratic Party (HDP), after anti-terrorist demonstrations in multiple cities turned violent. The incident was, according to local media reports, deliberately foiled by the ruling elite to snub Kurdish factions as part of Turkeys military campaign against the PKK elsewhere in the region, including Syria and Iraq. Similar incidents also took place in some other cities, such as Kirsehir, where HDP offices were attacked.
Turkey is descending into chaos due to its numerous military and political operations and it is on the verge of political and economic collapse.
Political opposition is increasing against Erdogan, as clearly expressed by some major parties including the ultranationalists. The ruling Party is left with limited or no options but to call fresh elections a call that might not be acceptable to many political actors in Turkey. Whether fresh elections are called or not, it is quite obvious that Erdogans totalitarian ambitions are virtually pushing him to a situation wherein he may self-destruct his golden rule.