Erdoğan bets on Nato again at Ankara summit, as Europe looks away from Turkey’s political crackdowns

EUobserver — Jul 08, 11:33 AM

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s pivot back toward Nato has brought drones, missiles and Black Sea leverage to the West.

For this price, Europe is quietly tolerating rigged party leaderships and pre‑summit mass arrests at home.