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Daily Briefing: ERDOGAN RESORTS TO LAWFARE?

 Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Russia on a working visit- Wikipedia
Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Russia on a working visit- Wikipedia

TURKEY’S LAWFARE?

I Am the Turkish President’s Main Challenger. I Was Arrested.:  Ekrem Imamoglu, NY Times, Mar. 28, 2025 — Early in the morning on March 19, dozens of armed police officers showed up at my door with a detention order. The scene resembled the capture of a terrorist, not of the elected mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city.

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İmamoğlu’s Arrest: A Political Takedown or a Prelude to Change?:  Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, JISS, Mar. 30, 2025

Trump Shouldn’t Back a Loser in Turkey. It’s Time to Dump Erdoğan:  Michael Rubin, Middle East Forum, Mar. 30, 2025

Turkey’s Military Expansion in Syria: A New Threat to Israel’s Security – Opinion:  Shay Gal, Jerusalem Post, Apr. 2, 2025

Europe Turns a Blind Eye to Erdogan’s Crackdown Because It Needs Turkey:  Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, Mar. 31, 2025 

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For Further Reference:

The Geopolitical Ripples of Turkey’s Power Struggle:  Logman Radpey, Middle East Forum, Apr. 1, 2025 —  The political climate in Turkey is reaching a boiling point with the jailing of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

‘They’ve Crossed a Threshold of Fear’: Turkey’s Youth Rise Up:  Giorgia Valente/The Media Line, Apr. 1, 2025  For nearly two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has maintained an iron grip on power.

Turkey Jails Top Erdogan Rival, Detains 10 Journalists:  WSJ Staff, WSJ, Mar. 24, 2025   An Istanbul court ordered the arrest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s top rival on corruption charges, according to state-run media and a copy of the decision viewed by The Wall Street Journal, and the country’s Interior Ministry said it was temporarily removing him from his post as Istanbul mayor.

The Complex Dynamics of Turkey’s “Savior” Image:  Prof. Efrat Aviv, BESA, Mar. 25, 2025Following the recent regime change in Syria, Israel now faces a complex reality in which it must prevent the flow of advanced weapons to hostile actors in Syria while exploring possibilities for political dialogue with the new regime.

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