The question is whether Erdogan is interested in serving the needs of his people or maintaining complete political control over all the country’s institutions
Turkey in economic freefall as Trump doubles tariffs to force release of Pastor Andrew Brunson
Economic sanctions don’t always make that much difference, especially on a regime that’s bent on perpetrating evil regardless of the consequences. If the regime is solidly entrenched and immune from the impact of economic hardship, they might just ignore the sanctions and pass on the pain to the people.
Turkey’s regime is by no means that solid, and it finds itself today facing an economic freefall, brought on in part (but not entirely) by the economic sanctions the Trump Administration has imposed over the continued imprisonment of American pastor Andrew Brunson.