The other Turkey: Ex-Supreme Court judge who joined opposition slams PM Erdogan, says he aspires to shatter democracy, gain absolute power. Turkish government behaves like a gang, Emina Ulker Tarhan says
Eldad Beck
Emina Ulker Tarhan is deeply concerned about Turkey’s future. A Supreme Court judge until recently, Tarhan decided to quit her prestigious job in order to enter politics and fight the current Turkish government. The 48-year-old woman joined Turkey’s main opposition party and is running for a parliament seat in the Ankara region.
“I decided to enter politics because of the current government and its intolerable policy, and as a judge I could not voice my views about that,” Tarhan told Yedioth Ahronoth in a special interview.
The former judge slammed Prime Minister Erdogan’s ruling party, charging that it conducts itself undemocratically and aspires to acquire absolute power via oppressive tactics.
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