Turkey’s government is trying to repress its way out of a crisis
Protests against the arrest of an opposition leader continue to boil
IT WAS the biggest opposition rally in years. Hundreds of thousands of people came out in Istanbul on March 29th to demand the release of Turkey’s best-known recent political prisoner, Ekrem Imamoglu. The country’s news media rose to the challenge: the state broadcaster offered tips for prospective home owners. One channel showed traffic police handing out sweets to drivers. Another featured chefs preparing snacks for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Vicious circle”
Europe
April 12th 2025- Germany’s new centrist government is reassuring but bland
- The EU’s response to Donald Trump’s tariffs seems to work
- Ukraine thinks it can hold off Russia as long as it needs to
- How Europe hopes to turn Ukraine into a “steel porcupine”
- Turkey’s government is trying to repress its way out of a crisis
- Spanish morgues are straining to identify migrants
- The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
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