Democracy on the ropes in Turkey. Yesterday the man likely to become Turkey's main opposition candidate for president had his university degree cancelled (making him ineligible to run). Today he has been detained. www.ft.com/content/c1a2... - ThreadSky

henrymance.ft.com • 10 hours ago

Democracy on the ropes in Turkey. Yesterday the man likely to become Turkey's main opposition candidate for president had his university degree cancelled (making him ineligible to run). Today he has been detained. https://www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42dc-8776-69446c242c0a

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muttley76.bsky.social•10 hours ago

This is one of the wider issues with Trump because it emboldens the likes of Erdoğan.

swight103.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Erdogan was emboldened well before Trump came to power

muttley76.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Yes he was but surely you can appreciate that having a fascist American president has knock on consequences for global stability? Things don’t happen in isolation.

swight103.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Of course, I was just pointing out that Erdogan has been in power somewhat longer than Trump has

muttley76.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I know - my point is that Trump is giving a pass to all the wannabe dictators around the world to act with impunity.

briananthony8.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Straight out of the Poo-Tin playbook.

stevenhseggie.bsky.social•11 hours ago

On the ropes? Democracy in Turkey was dead and buried long ago Henry

muttley76.bsky.social•10 hours ago

This may well be true but this is still a dramatic step and shouldn’t be downplayed as business as us usual either. It’s a further backward slide however you want to describe it.

stevenhseggie.bsky.social•10 hours ago

It’s been signaled for months as what was going to happen. And whatever necessary for the President to remain President is what will occur going forward

muttley76.bsky.social•10 hours ago

There is still a great difference in something being signalled and something being done.

stevenhseggie.bsky.social•10 hours ago

In this instance not really. If Imamoglu had been more courageous then he wouldn’t be here.

muttley76.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I don’t think downplaying the significance or what has happened is the win you think it is tbh but you do you 🤷🏼‍♀️

nicholasbannan.bsky.social•10 hours ago

1453?

stevenhseggie.bsky.social•10 hours ago

:))

thechromeonion.bsky.social•9 hours ago

AFAIC it’s still Constantinople.

n-t-a.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Democracy on the ropes nearly everywhere 😢

thechromeonion.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Thanks Obama

jimi3001.bsky.social•10 hours ago

This a matter of days after signing an agreement with Poland to help them on a path to EU membership?

thechromeonion.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Fuck the paywall.

jrgiguere.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Degree canceled? He studied at Columbia?

sebnembw.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Yes it started 20 odd years ago...Turks elected Erdogan the he bought media, judges, higher court, police and finally army. Now, have over 75 % inflation, and corruption at all levels of government. So USA is going through the same road now. Hopefully they will wake the fuck up.

sebnembw.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Forgot- changed the education system, jailed professors and anybody who were against to him. So take some lessons from the history.

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