The Arrested Lawyers

1. A tweet about my remarks at a Turkey event today have provoked controversy. Here's what I actually said

2. I said: "If I were Erdogan, I would do exactly what he's doing..." but then made clear that I'm not, in fact, Erdogan

3. And that: as an outside analyst, I think what Erdogan is doing is dangerous... and worst thing for polarized societies is presidentalism

4. In other words, Erdogan wants to use this moment to clean house and strengthen presidency. That's good for Erdogan; not good for Turkey

I'm not sure you chose the best turn of phrase, then. But I agree with your intended meaning

Fair. But if I was in fact Erdogan (and had his goals/ ambitions), I would do what he's doing. think that's a useful approach