What’s Next for Turkey — and How Will Washington and NATO Respond?
The country’s strongman, President Erdogan, is ruthlessly cracking down on dissent just as Turkey’s influence in the Middle East is growing rapidly.
Turkey was once hailed as a rare democratic model in the Middle East, balancing secular governance with a multiparty system and strong ties to the West. International observers fear that may all be crumbling.
The country’s political landscape is at a breaking point after last week’s dramatic arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opposition figure poised to challenge President Erdogan.
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