Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is never happy unless he is promoting his own neo-Ottomanism, has come up with a new way to maintain Turkey’s hold over Turkish citizens living abroad. He wants to establish a series of Turkish schools in France that will follow the curriculum of schools in Turkey..These schools will be open to […]
Erdogan tightens iron grip on power: Turkey shuts down over 130 media outlets, dismisses 2,400 military personnel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is actively using the recent coup attempt that led to some 290 deaths on July 15 to claim sweeping new powers for himself. Now he has ordered the shutdown of over 130 media outlets and dismissed 2,400 military personnel. Some say that the coup was staged precisely to give the tyrannical leader […]