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Ed Markey: So hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their jobs, the 100,000 people who were detained, the 50,000 arrests…

On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
So hundreds of thousands of people who have lost their jobs, the 100,000 people who were detained, the 50,000 arrests, all of this subsequent to the April 16 constitutional referendum, are an indication of how this consolidation of power has only further deteriorated the democratic institutions.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the negative impact of Erdogan's power consolidation on Turkey's democracy.

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