Erdogan wins again in Turkey: What does it mean for the Middle East?
BEHIND THE LINES: In more than two decades of rule, Erdogan has proved adept at neutralizing rival sources and contenders for power.
By JONATHAN SPYER
Sitting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan comfortably defeated opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in this week’s runoff vote in the Turkish presidential election. The AKP leader, who has ruled Turkey since 2002, secured just over 52% of the vote, to his rival’s 47%
In more than two decades of rule, Erdogan has proved adept at neutralizing rival sources and contenders for power. He has amassed immense power in the office of the presidency. The independent judiciary, the free media, the military, rival political centers and the academic world have all been tamed and largely hollowed out, with independent voices and sources of influence replaced by structures linked to the president himself and those around him.
more............ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-744933
BEHIND THE LINES: In more than two decades of rule, Erdogan has proved adept at neutralizing rival sources and contenders for power.
By JONATHAN SPYER
Sitting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan comfortably defeated opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in this week’s runoff vote in the Turkish presidential election. The AKP leader, who has ruled Turkey since 2002, secured just over 52% of the vote, to his rival’s 47%
In more than two decades of rule, Erdogan has proved adept at neutralizing rival sources and contenders for power. He has amassed immense power in the office of the presidency. The independent judiciary, the free media, the military, rival political centers and the academic world have all been tamed and largely hollowed out, with independent voices and sources of influence replaced by structures linked to the president himself and those around him.
more............ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-744933