In Turkey Erdogan’s thugs have free reign to beat down opposition.
He expects to be able to do the same here.
The US is not nor will it be like Turkey.
I suspect Erdogan will get a lesson in reality at some point. Note, he has not arrested a single Kemalist official. He knows they are capable of dealing with him.
2 of Turkey’s highest Military Intelligence officers are captives of the PKK. Along with some of their forces. Erdogan has demanded they be returned, PKK said no way.
Bits and pieces of the details have been released, the names have not. But of course Turkey knows who they are.