Turkish referendum
Once this country symbolized the possibility that Muslim culture, secularism and Western democracy could blend harmoniously, but not anymore, says Elif Shafak.
Erdogan's insecurity about having barely won the referendum will likely lead him to clamp down further.
There was no open debate. It was a rubber stamp on one-man rule.
Their appeal is emotion-based. Using this, Turkey’s president is likely to win a game-changing referendum that will keep him in power until 2029.
