Turkey is a valid example of what I spoke of in my Shifting Sands of the Dictator opinion piece last Sunday. For decades, the citizens of Turkey lived under a military dictatorship, or under the seemingly benevolent rule of authoritarian governing. It was not until 2002 that the nation dared to attempt, on stumbling and uncertain legs, to be an actual democracy in anything but name. Apparently the country was not yet ready. The April 16th referendum effectively crushed the democratic hopes and aspirations of the Turkish nation, a nation that had not yet educated its people about the concept of … Continue reading Erdogan’s referendum, the end of Turkey’s democracy?