US congressional commission spotlights Turkey’s authoritarian rule and rights abuses

Turkey is moving toward full authoritarian rule as the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies its crackdown on political opposition, independent media, civil society and perceived critics at home and abroad, US lawmakers and expert witnesses warned at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Speakers pointed to the March 2025 arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem […] The post US congressional commission spotlights Turkey’s authoritarian rule and rights abuses appeared first on Stockho...

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