There, I said it.
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I mean, he could simply say he renounces it and stop voting in Turkish elections.
I agree, and maybe that is indeed how he feels. But it is not accepted in Turkey by the .gov.
In The Netherlands we call this: Erdogan' s long arm. The same thing for Germany.
It was short before the 2017 elections, if I remember correctly. VVD of PM Rutte stood to lose quite a lot of seats in parliament to the PVV and FVD. So, this did not sit well with the Turks, en in went some female minister of his, causing a political problem, which of course would make Rutte a hero of the day. Next we know, his party won the elections.
This is the advantage of having dual citizens to a country that prohibits renunciation of their citizenship.
And worse, it maintains a permanent multi-generational 5th column.It is a huge mistake to take people and give them citizenship while they have to maintain their old one while keeping their kids in that same bondage.