Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan living a life in fear of insults, criticism and dissent has taken a page out of the government of Singapore playbook. Use the courts to silence the opposition.
Who sues school children for speaking and acting like children? Tayyip Erdogan. Really; paranoia manifesting itself because the Donald Trump of Turkey can't take primary school insults. Perhaps President Bevis and Butthead should find a new profession. Say pro wrestling referee, judging pie eating contests or join the circus and become a clown. He's already halfway there.
Who sues school children for speaking and acting like children? Tayyip Erdogan. Really; paranoia manifesting itself because the Donald Trump of Turkey can't take primary school insults. Perhaps President Bevis and Butthead should find a new profession. Say pro wrestling referee, judging pie eating contests or join the circus and become a clown. He's already halfway there.
Erdoğan has been accused of aggressively using a previously seldom-used law that bars insults to the president, as a way to muffle dissent. Those who have gone on trial include celebrities, journalists and even schoolchildren.
Critics say Erdoğan, who has been accused of increasingly authoritarian behaviour, even considers strong criticism as insults.
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