Turkish court sentences activist Osman Kavala to life in prison
Al JazeeraMAR 18 2022
Under the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey is increasingly turning into a dictatorship without any respect for the rule of law. This devastating conviction is testimony to the fact that freedom of expression and human rights in today's Turkey are nothing more than a facade.
It's striking that the West, and above all the US government, consistently portrays itself as a rule-of-law authority, but only when another country's government threatens its interests. Turkey is well advised to reject the interference of the transatlantic community in its internal affairs and jurisdiction.