Amid recent prosecutions of #TÜSİAD leaders, this new case highlights growing scrutiny of corporate figures in Turkey.
The trajectory of the business environment in #Turkey is increasingly negative.

Köksal’s reply—criticizing the greeting and warning against future messages—was copied to employees (a mistake?). Now, Zorlu CEO faces a prosecutor’s investigation for obstructing freedom of belief.

The message is clear: In Erdoğan’s Turkey, dissent is criminal

Meanwhile, the AKP’s Gezi narrative does double duty: rallying its hardcore base while deflecting attention from real crises—soaring living costs, institutional decay, and deadly disasters like the Bolu hotel fire.

By arresting people over the 2013 #Gezi protests, the regime isn’t just settling old scores—it’s sending a warning shot. With talk of a political ban on İmamoğlu, is this a pre-emptive strike against future unrest?

And the targets? Broader than ever. Politicians from across the political spectrum, journalists, society figures etc

But unlike past crackdowns, this time, the regime isn’t even bothering with pretense—no elaborate justifications, no legal fig leaves. Just raw, unfiltered authoritarianism and laughable accusations

The arrests are now coming so fast and from so many directions that it's getting hard to keep track

Fast forward to 2025, Tassoulas is set to become Greece’s next president—but Menendez has been handed something entirely different: an 11-year prison sentence for bribery and corruption.

2025 Predictions for Turkey’s Economic Policy

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