
In Incredible Turn, Erdogan Set To Parlay Khashoggi Murder Into Extradition Of Fethullah Gulen
Let's just be clear: The murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in the Kingdom's Istanbul consulate was the best thing that's happened to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a long, long time.
It was just four months ago when Erdogan appeared to be on the ropes. The lira (which was already under enormous pressure from Erdogan's aversion to rate hikes) had collapsed in the face of the Turkish autocrat's extremely ill-advised decision to install his son-in-law as economic czar. Just week