A court ousted Turkey’s opposition leader. Riot police stormed party headquarters. Hundreds of politicians have been arrested. Europe’s response? Near silence. DW’s Julia Hahn reports from Istanbul, and asks why.
Chapters:
0:00 Turkey’s largest opposition party CHP is in crisis
0:30 Crackdown on CHP: Why is Europe silent?
0:56 Turkey’s problematic democratic track record
2:05 Turkey’s strength: geopolitical position
3:13 Opposition disappointed in lack of European support
3:42 Erdogan claims that CHP is suffering from internal crisis
4:25 Angela Ziccardi, European Council on Foreign Relations
5:39 Turkey’s reported trend toward repression
7:27 Can Turkish protesters expect support from Brussels?
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