As Turkey cracks down on its opposition, Europe’s response draws questions | DW News

A court ousted Turkey's opposition leader. Riot police stormed party headquarters. Hundreds of politicians have been arrested. Europe's response? Near silence. DW's Julia Hahn reports from Istanbul, and asks why.

Chapters: 0:00 Turkey's largest opposition party CHP is in crisis 0:30 Crackdown on CHP: Why is Europe silent? 0:56 Turkey's problematic democratic track record 2:05 Turkey's strength: geopolitical position 3:13 Opposition disappointed in lack of European support 3:42 Erdogan claims that CHP is suffering from internal crisis

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