Former Turkish Deputy Premier criticizes Erdogan’s policies, especially with regard to the outbreak of Coronavirus in Turkey

Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, head of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party, renewed his criticism of the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, especially regarding the outbreak of the Coruna virus in the country.

The Turkish Zaman newspaper quoted Babacan as saying that “many G20 countries formed a network between central banks before the Corona crisis and expanded with the beginning of the crisis … But Turkey is not among them,” noting that Turkey is now far from forming any international solidarity or relations with the outside world.

Babacan reiterated that Erdogan’s anti-foreign regime was in an unenviable position as it no longer even had the courage to look at what was going on around it.

Babacan also criticized the law on the release of prisoners, which was recently approved by the Turkish parliament, stressing that this law only serves the interests of Erdogan’s alliance, noting that the scope of the law should be expanded so that the true meaning of justice and equality can be translated into reality.

Babacan, who previously held the position of the Minister of Economy, shed light on the deteriorating economic conditions in Turkey in addition to the restriction of freedoms, adding that “Society must be strengthened and this cannot be achieved unless there is an atmosphere in which its members can think and express their thoughts aloud without fear.”

 Babacan confirmed last Friday that Erdogan had committed grave mistakes in both domestic and foreign policies, especially in the confrontation of the Corona pandemic, and that he would pay for it after he had completely lost his credibility with the Turkish street.

Inas Abdulkareem