When I went to Turkey, two men from the U.S. embassy or consulate met us as we got off the plane and told us to watch what we say in that country. They had an American woman in prison at the time for making a negative remark on her way through customs when she was trying to leave and they were having trouble getting her out.
It’s a mistake many Americans make, thinking our freedoms prevail in the rest of the world.
I totally get it.
Until recently did not fully understand how bad it was. But since Erdogan won (stole) the Referendum, Turkey is a Dictatorship.
Anything can happen to you for no reason and there is no recourse.
Rule of Law? Non-existent.
You know, when Turkish intelligence gets caught plotting murders of Kurds who are residents inside of Germany, that things are a disaster.
This will not end well for Turkey.