Pro-Erdogan artists, writers stir controversy in Turkey
Unconditional support for Erdogan from writers, musicians and movie stars animates angry debates that deepen social discord in an already deeply divided Turkey.
As a country with deep religious, sectarian, ethnic and ideological fault lines, social cohesion has been elusive for Turkey in the best of times. Matters, however, appear to be getting worse under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s divisive leadership. Artists and writers have also been dragged into the center of the storm, contributing to further social discord.
Al-Monitor has covered the case of Turkey’s world renowned pianist Fazil Say, who’s been hounded over his anti-Islamism stand and opposition of Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to the brink of abandoning Turkey.
