(Telegraph - UK) Editorial - The imposition of a three month state of emergency in Turkey, together with Ankara's announcement yesterday that is suspending its participation in the European Convention on Human Rights, will intensify concerns about the increasingly autocratic style of government pursued by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of last week's failed military coup. The more Erdogan indulges in the politics of repression, the more difficult it is for the West to regard him as an ally, especially if he continues with his recent moves towards closer ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The greater fear, though, is that Erdogan's hardline response will simply create further unrest, thereby causing Turkey to join the long list of Muslim countries afflicted by civil war as a result of authoritarian policies pursued by ruling elites.
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