http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/02/turkey-coming-police-state-150225121446232.html
THe gist: "In the wee hours of Sunday morning, Turkey's parliament passed the first 10 articles of a controversial, 132-article domestic security bill that had in recent weeks sparked fistfights among parliamentarians and silent protests from the opposition.
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Opposition parties argue that the bill, if made law, would create a police state. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have denounced it. Freedom House believes "the future of Turkish democracy hangs in the balance". "
A few examples of what the article suggests is the security bill: "Top police officers can now verbally approve strip searches and car searches, without a warrant. Protesters can be doused with coloured water that stains the skin for three days; detained for 48-hours without any chance to contact loved ones; and jailed for up to five years for full or partial covering of their face. That's right - demonstrators in Turkey are legally barred from protecting their faces from tear gas
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Even if 50% true, that article spells black days coming for Turkey's democracy. Can someone from there verify if truth is as bleak as it sounds in that article? I doubt that Turks would within 5-6 years shift so dramatically to authoritarian measures. OK, elections IIRC are still free, but the state being able to exert so much control effectively would make government a "few people's club" that would rotate in power and be able to do whatever they please.