Erdogan's rule crushes freedom, incites unnecessary escalation - opinion

It could have been different. Turkey could have been a great engine of world peace, a natural mediator between Arabs and Jews, but for now, it must endure yet more of the man who crushed its freedom.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (seated) attends a meeting of the heads of state of the North Atlantic Council, Indo-Pacifc Partners, and the European Union at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC, last month.

(photo credit: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

AUGUST 2, 2024 23:08

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