“Erdogan with his back to the wall puts up with everyone – The only goal is power”

The tactics of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay in power comments the German press with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung referring to its political agenda in a post entitled “Aiming to stay in power”.

“Its launch process of banning the pro-Kurdish HDP party is another blow to democracy in Turkey. The removal of the central bank governor dissolves all the confidence regained by investors in recent months.

And now Ankara is withdrawing from the International Convention on Violence against Women in Istanbul. “All these moves show that the only goal of Tayyip Erdogan is to stay in power.”

Erdogan is not afraid of the EU

For her part Daily mirror comments with the title: “With his back to the wall, Erdogan puts up with everyone”“In order to stay in power, the Turkish president is tearing down what is left of the rule of law without worrying about EU sanctions. So far, Brussels has pinned its hopes on good relations with the EU. Turkey on a positive agenda, which included European visa concessions in exchange for democratic reforms in Turkey.

Just two weeks ago, the Turkish president promised more democracy and human rights to reassure Europe and foreign investors. HDP’s call for a ban and Ankara’s withdrawal from the Convention on Violence against Women show that the EU strategy has failed.

With his tactics, President Erdogan has shown Europe that he can no longer believe his statements.. “The Turkish president takes it for granted that Turkey is so important to the EU on refugees that it has no serious consequences to fear.”

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