Erdogan Claims Victory: Get Ready For Turkey’s Brain Drain

Thirty years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan explained his goals: “Democracy is not our final goal,” he declared, “but rather a means to restore the civilization of Islam that will advance in the twenty-first century, and whoever participates in the revival of this civilization, his reward with God will be doubled.”

Erdogan is set to achieve his goals.

Recent elections were neither free nor fair. The fix was in before the polls even began. While academicians, think tank Turkey-watchers, journalists, and diplomats may grasp at straws in the desperate hope that Turkey is not now lost, the reality is that Turkey will be a liability to NATO, the West, and the rules-based order for decades to come.

So where might Erdogan take Turkey?

 
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Πηγή: 19fortyfive.com