So it was with the Erdoğan government’s “pro-European” reforms, which served mainly to provide political cover for strengthening the Gülenists’ hold over the judiciary. Fooled by appearances, the European Commission continued to assert, year after year, that the military show trials were an opportunity to strengthen the rule of law.
这里不得不提到埃尔多安政府的“亲欧洲”的改革，主要为加强葛兰分子对司法的控制提供政治掩护。欧盟委员会被表象所蒙蔽，认为应该抓住这次军方公开审判的机会加强法制建设。