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Mustafa Coban, The Conversation

Erdoğan subjected Turkey to a year of cynical doublespeak

With his one-man grip on the Turkish state increasingly secure, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent a year fighting for every populist cause he can.

Mustafa Coban, The Conversation
· Dec 28, 2017 · 11:30 pm
The rise and rise of Recep Tayyip Erdogan – and a slide towards autocracy in Turkey

Turkey's president is meant to be a non-partisan, ceremonial figure – but Recep Erdogan is openly asking voters to hand him more power.

Mustafa Coban, The Conversation
· Apr 05, 2015 · 02:30 pm