False spring or second spring?
The tension that erupted with Washington over detained pastor Andrew Brunson has, in a manner that none of us expected, reinvigorated the idea of “Europe” in Ankara. German politicians, accused of being “Nazis” a year ago by Turkey, are one by one speaking of their readiness to help Turkey avoid an economic crisis. The Europeans have embraced the notion that stability in Turkey must be preserved.
The CHP’s tough decision
I have been in Ankara for a few days. By talking to the political actors themselves, I have been trying to make sense of developments in the political arena and the opposition parties’ efforts to form an alliance against the AKP-MHP block.
ABD: O gece bizden destek istendi
ABD Elçisi John Bass, darbe girişimi gecesi
saat 11 ya da 11.15 sularında Türk
Dışişleri’nden bir yetkilinin kendisini
aradığını belirterek, “Yaşanan olayların
hükümetin rızası dışında yasadışı bir
darbe girişimi olduğunu söyledi ve destek
istedi. Ve bu bilgiyi Türk hükümeti
adına Washington’a aktarmam istendi
ve bunu hemen yaptım” dedi.
