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Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism: The Continuing Journey

Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism: The Continuing Journey

Gunter, Michael M.

Hardcover

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1666955965
ISBN13: 9781666955965
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Feb 28 2024
Pages: 194
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Michael M. Gunter explains why Recep Tayyip Erdogan--the current populist, charismatic, but divisive president of Turkey and arguably the most consequential Turkish leader since Kemal Ataturk--was again reelected in May 2023 despite so many negative factors working against him such as a terribly faltering economy, deadly earthquake, and authoritarian reputation, among others. Gunter analyzes how several different domestic and especially foreign initiatives contributed to his continuing electoral success. Gunter introduces succinctly Erdogan's storied advancement to authoritarianism, how, although an Islamist, he triumphed by eventually humbling the long-ruling, secular Kemalists and even more powerful military who had up to then been the ultimate arbitrator of Turkish politics. Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism: The Continuing Journey will introduce the consequences of the long-running Kurdish PKK problem, the failed coup attempt in July 2016, neo-Ottomanism, transnational Islamist organizations and pro-Turkish militias such as the Diyanet and SADAT, as well as back to the Kurds, although this time in Syrian Kurdistan, also known as Rojava. In addition, this book analyzes Erdogan's many other foreign initiatives regarding Iraq, the EU, Arab Spring, Israel, NATO, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran, among others. The final chapter specifically analyzes the May 2023 presidential elections and how Erdogan won.

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