Is Turkey on the fast track to fascism?
The July 15 coup in Turkey failed, but for many citizens, the country's upheaval carries all the signs of a regime change nonetheless.
![TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS-HDP Riot police stand guard in front of a courthouse during a gathering to protest against the arrest of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar - RTX2RWR1](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/11/RTX2RWR1.jpg/RTX2RWR1.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=-tJnOLiw)
An email I received around noon today from a young Turkish academic with impeccable credentials, whom I know very closely, ended with the following precautionary note:
“*PLEASE — don't forward the email; only copy and paste if you would like to share and do not include my name in it.”