“Many dismissed the seriousness of his proposal altogether as an attempt by Erdoğan to change the agenda and distract people from political winds shifting against him.”

“What the case is actually arguing, why they’re trying to convict both [Osman] Kavala and [Henri] Barkey, says a lot to us about how Erdoğan sees the United States and more broadly the West’s role when it comes to Turkey.”

“[The U.S. response to Erdoğan’s handling of Boğaziçi protests is] really encouraging for all of us who want to see a more democratic and pro-human rights Turkey.”

“While [Biden] will want to treat Turkey as a US partner and cooperate with it wherever possible, that cooperation will ultimately depend on, and be restricted by, Erdogan’s own respect for democracy and human rights in Turkey and its neighborhood.”