Former Party Official Slams Erdogan’s Increasingly Draconian Turkish State

‘Commenting on the Turkish government’s campaign to demonize former Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc over his criticisms of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its leadership, former AKP Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay warned that Turkey is showing worrying signs of a backslide into dictatorship.

Last Friday, recently retired AKP politician Bulent Arinc, the longtime deputy prime minister and parliament speaker, appeared on CNN Turk, where he proceeded to criticize the government on issues ranging from the failure of the peace process in the south of the country, to the witch hunt against the government’s opponents, to free speech more broadly, and the campaign to demonize all of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s enemies, real or imagined.’

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