It is a horrible feeling to lose democracy. Ask those who now reside in Pennsylvania but were formerly from Turkey. At first, the decline into virtual dictatorship was barely perceptible, they will tell you. Little lies, occasional thievery, etc., can initially be excused or disregarded.
However, there is a moment at which there is no turning back—either you accept the truth or you join the forces of evil. Following Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s election as prime minister in 2002 and president in 2014, that is what transpired in Turkey.
