The Death of the Rule of Law in Turkey, in 21st Century
The Death of the Rule of Law in Turkey, in 21st Century
Is there still a room for the rule of law in Turkey, in 2024? Or the rule of law has long been put on the shelf by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his allies? Is the rule of law dead in Turkey? What caused the death of the rule of law in Turkey? Is there any hope?
Everywhere in the world there is a law of murder, but in some countries there is also the murder of law. Turkey during the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since 2015 has turned into a dictatorship which has murdered the rule of law.
Millions of people in Turkey were highly hopeful about the outcome of the 2023 general elections. However, Erdoğan won again! And Erdoğan’s this victory has killed the hope between people who are in favor of opposition parties against Erdoğan and his allies.
Ofcourse it was not a fair election, but the result is the result. Erdoğan will be in power for 5 more years. The democratic and secular regime in Turkey will continue to be stormed by Erdoğan and his allies. The elections will be less safe and less fair.
Actually, we can say that Erdoğan has taken some unexpected steps after his victory in 28th of May, 2023.
For instance, he sacked Süleyman Soylu who had served as the Minister of Interior since August 31, 2016. The name of Süleyman Soylu has been associated with many crimes and allegations none of which has been investigated. If there are any people responsible for the death of the rule of law in Turkey, Süleyman Soylu is definitely one of them.
Erdoğan has also sacked Nureddin Nebati who all of a sudden had seen himself as an Minister of Finance back in 2021. Erdoğan has appointed Mehmet Şimşek as Minister of Finance on 4 June 2023. Since then, Mehmet Şimşek tries hard to recover the economy which had already been destroyed by Erdoğan’s nonsense policies.
Read the article about Erdoğan’s some nonsense economy policies.
The Death of The Rule of Law
Anyway… Despite some good signs, the latest Erdoğan government has the same mentality that caused the death of the rule of law in Turkey. Is this mentality also going to change?
I will be elaborating this topic with examples and stories of victims from Turkey.
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