Turkey’s Erdogan Joins In on Vilification of Soros
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined a growing nationalist vilification of George Soros on Wednesday, accusing the billionaire philanthropist of supporting anti-government protests to divide Turkey and other countries around the world.
Referring disparagingly to the Hungarian-born U.S. investor as the “famous Hungarian Jew Soros,” Erdogan accused him of backing the so-called Gezi Park rallies of 2013. The protests swelled from a demonstration against plans to raze a park in central Istanbul to the biggest political challenge that then-Prime Minister Erdogan had faced against his rule.