COBURG (dpa-AFX) – “New Press” on the Turkey election:
“Nevertheless, with his tough and direct access to most of the country’s media, the president can continue to rely on a large following who equate a strong man on the diplomatic stage, a daring warlord and nationalist gambler with a great statesman. A handshake with Putin, a A slap in the face for NATO, a settlement with the EU, religiously motivated attacks on Western values, homosexuals and women’s rights – for many Turks all of this outshines the serious failures of Erdogan in dealing with the earthquake catastrophe, his personal enrichment and the far-reaching, often Islamist-influenced AKP Reorganization of the state in administration, judiciary and military.”/yyzz/DP/he