Turkey’s democracy dies in silence as Musk mutes the opposition

One of Turkey’s experienced politicians, former Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay, evaluated the recent developments on his social media account. Reacting to the opposition’s use of the government’s language, Günay responded to a follower’s question by saying, “Were there any objections to unstamped votes? Did the (CHP) General Directorate spend half an hour for the people with statutory decrees for a year and listen to their troubl…

Turkey’s democracy dies in silence as Musk mutes the opposition

Turkey’s slide into autocracy seems to have reached a tipping point, evident from the recent events that have thrown the nation’s fragile democratic framework into a major crisis.