Increasing political violence in Turkey recalls dark days of the 1990s
Last Updated On: Jan 17 2021 04:04 Gmt+3 Violence directed at political opponents of the Turkish state has been on the increase recently, with the Deputy Head of the Future Party being violently attacked in his car, a day after threats from the Deputy Head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) against him. The Future Party’s Selçuk Özdağ was attacked by 5 people as he got into his car in Ankara on Jan. 15, according to Duvar. Özdağ was immediately taken to hospital for treatment after losing a lot of blood. Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who leads the Future Party, said in ...