Ioannis Ν. Grigoriadis notes that the recent developments in Turkey are a milestone in the undermining of Turkish democratic institutions, as their victim was the mayor of Istanbul, who was elected to the post by a landslide vote. He also states that İmamoğlu’s arrest may lead to a consolidation of the authoritarian character of the Turkish regime.
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21/03/2025
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Ioannis N. Grigoriadis
Senior Research Fellow, Head, Turkey Programme; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies