“[Erdogan] knows that in this climate, the Turkish opposition will have a hard time defending Charlie Hebdo’s freedom of expression…and he doesn’t seem to care about what this will cost him vis-a-vis his image in European democracies.”

“[Erdogan’s foreign policy] interests are now fanning the flames of hyper-nationalism and polarisation, while making people feel like they are under attack from external and internal enemies. This is how the Erdoğan government thrives and survives.”