‘Erdogan lives in his own world; Turkey turns to greater authoritarianism’

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<p>‘RT: What o yo make of Presi e t Er oga ’s stateme t, where he has blame E rope for faili g to recog ize the sig ifica ce of his calls for a commo sta ce o fighti g terrorism?</p>
<p>Ro al G. S y: What he mea s by terrorism is ot o ly ISIS/ISIL/DAESH, b t also the K r s. He is tryi g very har to combi e those two i a si gle category calle terrorism. B t the US a others are ot i agreeme t with Er oga o this poi t. I fact we, the US, are e facto allies of the K r s – both i Iraq agai st ISIS a i Syria, as well. B t Er oga wa ts to co vi ce the worl – a he is havi g tro ble oi g this – that the K r s who are fighti g for their ow a to omy withi Iraq, withi Syria, a i ee withi T rkey, are terrorists, whe they are a ki of atio al liberatio moveme t.’</p>
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