Turkey

Long seen as a bastion for progress in the region, Turkey has taken more and more of a turn towards authoritarianism and fundamentalism under the leadership of President and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Turkey has a terrible record on Women's Equality and LGTBQ Equality.

See:

Turkey is sliding into dictatorship - Turkey's referendum - The Economist

Turkey Is Sliding Deeper Into Dictatorship | The Nation

Donald Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and how democracies die FT

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