Turkey accused of widespread attempt to undermine European democracy
Ankara’s attempt to silence dissidents abroad appears to affect almost every Western country – and most of those countries struggle to keep up their protections of free speech and protests.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the re-opening of the Ottoman-era Yildiz Hamidiye mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, August 4, 2017(photo credit: MURAD SEZER/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN