Erdogan Scores an Own Goal
Category: WORLDPOST
Turkey is a radically different exemplar from Egypt. It says political differences can be mediated. Political ambitions can be tempered by the popular vote, while seeing through major structural changes to society and the economy, the curtailing of the deep state, and the advancement of minority rights. In a region convulsed, and fractured, by conflict, that is a powerful message.
By David Hearst, ContributorEditor, Middle East Eye, 2015-06-10