Α court decision that will backfire on Erdogan

Strongmen, it seems, never learn from the mistakes of others and, worse, do not even remember their own blunders. Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, was convicted to more than two years in jail and will be banned from all political activity. The reason is simple: Turkey’s mercurial president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces a do-or-die election […]