BESA, By Burak Bekdil June 8, 2020: Turkey: Are the Anni di Piombo Making a Return?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey’s political polarization along conservative and secular lines is showing signs of being a slow-fuse time bomb. For most Turks, the domestic “political other” is not just a rival but a traitor, an enemy within—and Turks are increasingly expressing their willingness to kill or die to purge that other. For two despicable decades […]