Damascus-Sana
President of the Turkish regime Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued the policies of repression of his opponents with iron and fire and at every stage is used as a pretext to continue that policy from the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016, where he launched wide and public campaigns against opponents of his policies to the recent arrest of anyone who dares to oppose his blatant aggression against Syrian territory.
According to the Washington Post, Erdogan used his aggression to weaken the internal opposition and silence critics of this aggression and strengthen his authority.
The American newspaper confirmed in an article by Jean Dundar that Erdogan used the aggression on Syrian territory as a pretext to crack down on his opponents, especially after the losses suffered by his party, "Justice and Development" in the last local elections held last April, noting that he is "trying to take advantage of the climate The fear and division that he cultivates in Turkey, especially in the hearts of opponents of his policies.
The paper pointed out that the Turkish regime authorities have arrested more than 150 people since the start of the aggression on Syrian territory, and that opponents of aggression outside Turkey did not escape the revenge of Erdogan, they faced arrest immediately upon their return to their country just for the use of the word "aggression" or "war" on their pages in The social networking site Facebook".
During the three years since the coup attempt, the Erdogan regime cracked down on its opponents, imprisoning more than 77,000 people and taking dismissal or suspension decisions against some 150,000 government, military, judiciary, education, media, and other institutions Last October, an aggression on Syrian territory in the Hasakah and Raqqa countryside resulted in the death and injury of tens of civilians, the displacement of tens of thousands of them from their homes, and the destruction and damage to infrastructure.
Bassima Kenoun
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