Austrian, German party leaders compare Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Hitler power grab

Austrian, German party leaders compare Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Hitler power grab

The leaders of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats and Austria’s far-right Freedom parties have both drawn parallels between the Turkish president’s post-coup crackdown and the abuse of power which allowed Adolf Hitler to exert Nazi rule.

A failed military coup attempt to oust and potentially kill elected Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan resulted in a hard-line response, with the Turkish parliament approving a national state of emergency.