Economist Journalist: We are concerned about the path Turkey has taken – Erdogan is heading in an authoritarian direction

“We are particularly concerned about the path Turkey has taken, especially in view of the May 14 elections,” its political editor stressed. The Economist John Peetin the wake of the recent publication of the British magazine which even caused irritation in Ankara.

“Erdogan has long been moving in an authoritarian direction, trying to imprison political opponents, censoring the internet and intimidating journalists. There is a risk that this year it will move more openly towards an autocracy or a dictatorship, depending on what you want to call it,” explained John Peet, stressing that the developments in Turkey create an issue in the region’s foreign policy.

“Let’s not forget that Turkey is a member of it NATO and is becoming less and less friendly to the West. In fact, in the case of Ukraine, he supports Russia more than the West”, he noted characteristically, adding about Tayyip Erdoğan that “it seems that he is not interested in a solution to the Cyprus issue”.

He observed that the emerging situation makes it more difficult to exploit the energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. He also referred to the escalation of the Turkish attitude towards Hellascharacterizing an open conflict between two NATO member countries as a nightmare scenario.

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