Egypt is no Turkey and Kerem Oktem no Hosni Mubarak , Karabekir Akkoyunlu and Kerem Oktem write . But the trigger for the rapid spread of events was the prime minister 's inability to listen to critique and disagreement . One might wonder why a government that enjoys popular support is unable to tolerate a few protests . That the prime minister sees criticism of projects is a sign of insecurity and could yet prove his undoing .
Turkey is no Egypt and Erdogan no Hosni Mubarak , Kerem Oktem and Karabekir Akkoyunlu write . But the trigger for the rapid spread of events was the prime minister 's inability to listen to critique and disagreement . One might wonder why a government that enjoys popular support is unable to tolerate a few protests . That the prime minister sees criticism of projects is a sign of insecurity and could yet prove his undoing .