Iran has long qualified as what the American foreign-policy analyst Fareed Zakaria has called an “illiberal democracy.” Turkey, for its part, seemed to be on a path toward true liberal democracy, notwithstanding the criticism of those who pointed to Erdoğan’s jailing of journalists and generals; it is now backsliding for all the world to see.
长期以来，伊朗一直可称为美国外交政策分析家扎卡利亚（Fareed Zakaria）所谓的“不自由的民主”。至于土耳其，它似乎走曾在通往自由民主的路上，尽管很多人指责埃尔多安逮捕记者和将军；而如今，全世界都看到它在开倒车。