Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict - Nordic Monitor

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Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict - Nordic Monitor

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A campaign launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist government against two French schools in Turkey transcends questions of sovereignty and reciprocity, aiming to energize the ruling party’s conservative nationalist base, pressure France to soften its stance on various disputes and push Paris to permit the establishment of Turkey’s political Islamist schools in France. The rivalry between the two NATO alli…