Volkmacht wrote:Turkey has been a hellhole for human rights ever since Recap Tayip 'My mother's feet smell like paradise' Erdogan came to power. Of course he would let religious authorities make this type of statement.
From my perspective, it just shows what happened when AKP got into power over a decade ago. They transformed a growing democracy with a secular(ish) foundation into whatever mess they have now. It isn't full on Islamism, but from a purely objective ideological perspective, it's getting close.