His handling of human rights and democratic norms sparked protests. At the same time, however, the Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping for billions in aid from the EU.
The EU heads of state and government will discuss relations with Turkey on Thursday. After the Turkish head of state Erdogan canceled a convention to protect against violence against women, opposition politicians and human rights organizations are now demanding a tough line from the EU.
These are troubled times for the Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan. With his country’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention for the Protection of Women from Violence on Saturday night, he sparked international protests. The prohibition proceedings initiated last week against the pro-Kurdish opposition party are also …
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