Five Areas Where Turkey Plays A Key Role In World Affairs

COMMENTARY. For twelve years, a culture war has been waged against journalism and freedom of expression. The ongoing protests in Turkey are a desperate attempt to stop Erdoğan's goal: a full-fledged autocracy.

The Turkish opposition's calls for a boycott of pro-regime business interests are shaking the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The boycott becomes “a people's response to the jailing of opposition politicians,” one of the organizers told DN.

The protests in Turkey do not end. An opposition boycott list is supposed to put additional pressure on President Erdogan's government.

Five Areas Where Turkey Plays A Key Role In World Affairs

As Turkey is gripped by mass protests following the arrest of a key opposition figure, what does this mean for countries around the region where Turkey plays an influential role? From Ukraine and Russia to Iran and Central Asia, Turkey wields diplomatic, political, and economic clout.

The opposition declared a boycott of media outlets and companies close to Erdogan's regime.

Following the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the CHP published a boycott list. University students, citizens and AKP members formed a queue at the Espressolab coffee shop, which was boycotted by CHP members.