Why did the AKP government arrest individuals for "insulting the president" during a political campaign? Journalists, prominent citizens and even a 14 year old were subjected to this distortion of Turkey's legal system. What democracy tolerates the arrest of criticism of elected officials?
Why did the AKP government take over major media outlets, television
and print, critical of AKP? The media outlets were occupied by police
and seized by the government as the controlling trustee. Overnight, the
criticisms of AKP turned into front-page support. What democracy
allows the ruling government to seize media outlets, fire reporters, and
change the content of the paper of television?
Nearly every day of the campaign, the CHP and MHP leaders called for the investigation of AKP's President ErdoÄŸan. The charges against the president were unrestrained, based on volumes of evidence of fraud by ErdoÄŸan and his AKP cronies.
Turkey's economy is faltering. The nation is no longer a favored destination for foreign investment. Foreign debt is significant and Turkish borrowers are facing trouble repaying foreign loans. Exports are down nearly 9%. Tourism has flattened out according to government sources (which can be interpreted as a significant decline since the AKP government lies routinely).
Turkish business was hit hard due to ErdoÄŸan's conflict with Russia. During the past week Russia blocked the trucks Turkish builders at its border. Russia also decreased its commitment of natural gas supplies to Turkey. Russia accounts for 55% of Turkey's energy needs. The business community knows that ErdoÄŸan's belligerent, war like policies are the direct cause of these and other losses.
Preelection events predicted election day results. ErdoÄŸan and AKP silenced individuals and then critical media outlets for two reasons: to suppress votes for AKP opponents as a result of reporting by these outlets and, more importantly, to silence any reporting on election fraud on election day, which was planned well before the elections.
US-EU Team Democracy Shows Its Colors
Prior to the election, those bastions of democracy, the rulers of United States and European Union, were largely silent about blatant, anti democratic AKP policies. Some western media protested the government takeover of media outlets and a few European parliamentarians worried about democracy in Turkey. No one in a position of power in the west stood up and told the truth about the obvious end of democracy in Turkey just before an election. The team democracy rulers can be counted on for further silence.
Why are the leaders of team democracy silent about the dictatorial actions of AKP? Why can we count on these hypocrites to remain silent?
The answer is simple. ErdoÄŸan and the AKP are the main instigators of the influx of extremist Islamist and al Qaeda rebels in the effort to topple the government of Syria. The Turkish government provides weapons, training, and an open border with Syria. In addition, the Turks are accused of supporting ISIS financially through the purchase of oil stolen from conquered areas of Syria. In essence, Turkey is the last source of support for the U.S. -- EU -- Gulf oil state policy of destroying Syria.
If Turkey's election results ended up with anything other than an AKP single party government, Turkey's Syria policy would have quickly aligned with the overwhelming sentiment of the people. The support of terrorist rebels in Syria through weapons, training, transit, and financial support would be over.
The destruction of Syria would come to a quick end. The "moderate rebels," Islamist extremists, al Qaeda rebels, and ISIS, would be out money, out of weapons, and out of business. The legitimate government of Syria would remain in place and likely be retained in power through elections. Obama, the neoconservatives, and nihilist puppet rulers in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany would incur an outright loss. That can't happen, can it?
Also see series The Struggle for Turkey
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