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 4:25 Angela Ziccardi, European Council on Foreign Relations 5:39 Turkey's reported trend toward repression 7:27 Can Turkish protesters expect support from Brussels? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #turkey #europe #crackdown #dwcurrentaffairs