Sounds like a banana republic, or California.
Russians..
Yes, it is an Islamist dictatorship. Freedom of expression does not exist. A free press does not exist. And those are ancient issues.
During the Ottoman Empire, when the Gutenburg press was invented, it was banned from use. Finally when it was allowed, it was allowed in foreign languages not in Arabic.
There is no longer Rule of Law in Turkey, control is at the wishes of Erdogan. If a judge does not rule the way he likes? He is simply fired and another is appointed.
And they are a NATO ally? Headshake.