Turkey reaches the boiling point

The most recent political developments could mean the end of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political career, according to the German daily Frankfurter Rundschau. "It was clear when Turkey's constitutional court began the trial against the ruling AKP party that Turkey was facing a hot summer. But no one could have foreseen the level of political high drama that we are now witnessing - not even Erdogan. These most recent events could spell major problems for the prime minister. After the kidnapping of three Germans, Erdogan's opponents will renew their allegations that in the past few years Erdogan has been too soft on the Kurdish rebels. And the attack in Istanbul has even more potential to create trouble. ... If it turns out that it was the work of members of fundamentalist circles this will provide Erdogan's opponents with fresh ammunition."

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