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Gönül Tol
@gonultol
Director of Middle East Institute's Turkish Program / Author of Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria/ gtol@mei.edu
Mar 13, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Thanks to @Carol_Castiel for hosting this discussion with Ambassador Jim Jeffrey. Amb. Jeffrey and I disagree on key points. Thread (1/10)👇 voaafrica.com/a/6999216.html He thinks Turkey is an illiberal democracy. I argue that Turkey has descended into competitive authoritarianism-meaning elections are held but they are not free and fair.Erdogan violates democratic rules to such an extent that his regime fails to meet min standards for (2/10)