In light of the State Department’s 2021 report on human rights abuses in Turkey, it is time for the US administration to take a long, hard look at its NATO ally.
By Robert Ellis
(International adviser at the Research Institute for European and American Studies in Athens).
Copyright@2023 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-734106 (Jerusalem Post 13 March 2023)
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)
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