Turkspionaget pågår över hela Europa
Svante E. Cornell
Ekots rapportering om spioneri och direkta hot mot turkiska regimkritiker i Sverige är graverande men inte förvånande. I både Tyskland och Nederländerna har liknande härvor börjat uppdagas, och utgör föremål för rättsliga processer. En närmare undersökning visar att den turkiska staten på ett systematiskt sätt använder ett brett tvärsnitt av statliga och icke-statliga organisationer för politiska syften.
Den turkiska diasporan i Europa har blivit allt viktigare för regimen i Ankara. De flesta turkar i Europa tillhör de demografiska grupper som tenderar att rösta på AKP. De röstberättigade turkarna i Europa skulle tillsammans utgöra Turkiets tredje största provins, och oppositionspartier har inga resurser att kampanja aktivt i utlandet. Men det har staten, som allt mer smält samman med regeringspartiet AKP.
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