I have been away from Focus for a while.

The reason for this is what has been happening in Turkey since 19 March.

President Erdoğan first illegally cancelled the diploma of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, and then threw him and many of his colleagues in jail.

In fact, it is already against the Constitution for Erdoğan to be candidate again, but he is trying to make it possible with some amendments. But even if he is a candidate, it seems impossible for him to be elected, because almost all the Turkish people are now aware of this and all other problems caused by the deteriorating economy, the collapse in the understanding of law and justice, and the rule of the country by those without merit.

After the arrest, unexpectedly, our Generation Z university students (including my elder daughter :) took to the streets, organizing demonstrations that we could not even imagine, but which were not violent. However, the state and its police, with all kinds of lawlessness and in defiance of our Constitution, imprisoned many protesters, young and old, for no reason.

So the situation in Turkey is complicated, wish us luck and support us in our struggle for democracy and freedom.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250329-turkey-opposition-calls-mass-rally-in-istanbul