The post I quoted you did not have anything about media suppression, so let's not muddy the discussion.
This is what I responded to,
"So instead of building a coalition government like most normal countries do, AKP decided that they would start a war with the Kurds, get nationalist feelings back up, get the people to rally behind the 'strong' AKP who would deal with the Kurds and then run a new election knowing the supporters that deserted them before would come back."
Most democratic countries take actions that they think will win them votes. In Israel it happens when it comes near elections. It constantly happens in USA. It happens in Europe, with countries like UK and France.
These actions can vary. It could be internally related, like making changes to tax laws or strong reaction to crime. It could be external, like engaging in terrorism outside the country to win internal support.
If you think nothing like this happens in democratic countries, then I'm afraid to say that you probably have very simplified understanding of political matters.