Always at a geographical crossroads, Turkey now finds itself at a political one as well.
The choice is a return to democracy or more autocracy.
During his two decades in power, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has transformed the country into something resembling a dictatorship.
After the failed coup of 2016, tens of thousands of his opponents were jailed and the free press eviscerated.
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