Insel, Ahmet <br/><br/>
Erdogan takes a hard line. 

 -  2025.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Since the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem Imamoğlu in March 2025, Erdoğan has eliminated the right to stand as a candidate, the last refuge of democracy in Turkey, in order to retain power. But the opposition has emerged unified and reinvigorated, making the outcome of the confrontation indeterminate.