The Jerusalem Post publsihed an article headlined "Time to get tough on Turkey's Erdogan, US foreign policy experts tell Obama."
"A group of over 80 bipartisan lawmakers and foreign policy wonks are appealing to US President Barack Obama to take a more forceful, public stand against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to “diminish the rule of law” and “undermine democracy,” the article reads
"The letter, whose existence was first reported on by The Daily Beast online news site, comes during tense times in Turkey, with Erdogan conducting a shake-up of the law enforcement and judicial establishments in order to shore up his hold on power."
"Erdogan has purged thousands of police and sought tighter control of the courts since a corruption inquiry burst into the open in December, a scandal he has cast as an attempted "judicial coup" meant to undermine him ahead of elections," the Jerusalem Post writes.
"Among the signatories to the letter are former Obama administration officials Dennis Ross, who served as an envoy to the Middle East peace process; and Julianne Smith, a former advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. John Bolton, the former ambassador to the UN during the George W. Bush administration; Republican Sen. Norm Coleman; Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty; and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol were among the Republicans who endorsed the letter."
