Article 705NF Is the Turkish president turning the lights out on democracy?

Is the Turkish president turning the lights out on democracy?

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editors@theworld.org (Dorian Jones)
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Is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turning the lights out on democracy? The Turkish opposition party, CHP, says he is. Sixteen of their mayors are now in jail, and a court case looms that will determine whether its leadership will be removed and replaced by court-appointed trustees. DW, Deutsche Welle's Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

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