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Undated:
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26
February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the 12th and current
President of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as
Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014 and as
Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He founded the
Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001, leading it to general election
victories in
2002,
2007 and
2011 before standing down upon his
election as President in 2014. Coming from an
Islamist
political background and as a self-described
conservative democrat, he has promoted
socially conservative and
liberal economic policies in his administration.[3]
Under his administration, Turkey has experienced
democratic backsliding.[4]
Political scientists no longer consider Turkey as a fully fledged democracy,
citing the lack of free and fair elections, purges and jailing of opponents,
curtailed press freedom, and Erdoğan's efforts to broadening his executive
powers and minimize his executive accountability.[4][12][13][14]
Widespread
2013 protests broke out against the perceived
authoritarianism of Erdoğan's policies; he criticized the protestors and
then had them suppressed by police, which killed 22 people, injured numerous
others and brought international condemnation from foreign governments and human
rights organizations. This stalled negotiations related to EU membership.
Following a split with Gülen, Erdoğan promulgated sweeping judicial reforms he
insisted were needed to purge Gülen's sympathisers, but which were criticised
for threatening judicial independence. A US$100 billion
corruption scandal in 2013 led to the arrests of Erdoğan's close allies, and
incriminated Erdoğan.[15][16][17]
His government has since come under fire for alleged
human rights violations and
crackdown on press and social media, having
blocked access to Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on numerous
occasions.[18]
Erdoğan's government lifted the bans when directed by court orders,[19][20][21]
but later reimposed them.[22][23]
In 2016, Turkey under Erdoğan began a crackdown on
freedom of the press; in 2016 and 2017, more journalists have been
incarcerated in Turkey than in any other country.[24]
He was re-elected in the
2018 general election and assumed the role of
Executive President and became both the
head
of state and
head of government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan
Undated:
2018 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presidential campaign
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, incumbent
President of Turkey since 2014, was officially nominated as the presidential
candidate of the
Justice and Development Party (AKP) on 3 May 2018.[1]
Shortly thereafter, the nominally oppositional
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) reiterated that it would endorse Erdoğan's
candidacy, and would jointly apply to the electoral commission for its formal
registration.[2]
After the
MHP announced that they will endorse Erdoğan’s campaign, the
BBP announced the support for Erdoğan’s candidacy.[3]
In early May, it was confirmed by Erdoğan that he would be visiting the
Bosnian capital of
Sarajevo
in the early stages of the campaign, most likely on 20 May 2018, and hold
campaign rallies with the
Bosnian Turks to drum up support for his re-election bid.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan_presidential_campaign
-- 2018 --
April 19: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: a dictator
in all but name seeks complete control
Turkey’s president is unlikely to lose an election that will make him more
powerful than Atatürk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/19/recep-tayyip-erdogan-turkey-president-election-dictator-seeks-total-control
June 25: Turkey’s president just won
reelection — and a dangerous set of new powers
Erdoğan is now the most powerful president in Turkey’s history.
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/6/25/17500772/turkey-erdogan-election-results
August 16: Erdoğan, Trump, and the Strongman
Politics Devastating Turkey’s Economy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/erdogan-trump-and-the-strongman-politics-devastating-turkeys-economy
August 29:
The Myth of Erdogan’s Power
Far from a sultan, the Turkish president is hemmed in by the nationalists
who back him—and they don’t want him to get too close to Russia.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/29/the-myth-of-erdogans-power/
October 26: What’s at Stake for Erdogan in
the Khashoggi Affair?
Turkey's Dangerous Game
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/turkey/2018-10-26/whats-stake-erdogan-khashoggi-affair
December 21: Mattis resignation triggered by
phone call between Trump and Erdoğan
US president complied with Turkish leader’s demands and took own advisers by
surprise, accounts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-erdogan-phone-call
December 24: Trump told Turkey's Erdogan in
Dec. 14 call about Syria, 'it's all yours. We are done'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/23/politics/donald-trump-erdogan-turkey/index.html
December 24: Trump says Erdogan will
'eradicate' Isil in Syria and praises the Turkish leader as 'a man who can do
it'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/24/trump-says-erdogan-will-finish-isil-syria-praises-turkish-leader/
December 25: Thankful Erdogan invites Trump
to visit and sends troops to Syrian border ahead of U.S. pullout
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/25/world/politics-diplomacy-world/thankful-erdogan-invites-trump-visit-sends-troops-syrian-border-ahead-u-s-pullout/#.XIochxIiK1s
-- 2019 --
January 8: Erdogan Cancels Meeting With
Bolton, As U.S. Seeks To Reassure Allies On Syria
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/08/683177946/erdogan-cancels-meeting-with-bolton-as-u-s-seeks-to-reassure-allies-on-syria
January 10: Erdogan Rejoiced at Trump's
Syria Pullout. Then He Realized It Was Trump
After Bolton remarks, Erdogan must decide between attacking Kurds and risking
face-off with U.S. troops, or waiting for their departure
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/.premium-with-u-s-exit-from-syria-unraveling-erdogan-faces-serious-dilemma-1.6824953
January 22:
'I won't back down': Trump commits to Syria withdrawal in call with Erdogan
March 8: US President
Donald Trump this week opened a new chapter in his “trade wars,” with his latest
move to remove India and Turkey from the duty-free
imports system, the Generalized System of Preferences.
Under the GSP, eligible countries can sell certain products to the American
market without facing any import tariffs. The news comes as a bad surprise to
Turkey, whose vulnerable economy is increasingly dependent on export
revenues, given continuously weakening domestic demand.
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/03/article/erdogan-cannot-ignore-trumps-trade-wars/
March 11: The Turkish economy has fallen
into recession for the first time in a decade, according to data released on
Monday. The timing could not be worse for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with
critical local elections scheduled for the end of the month.
According to state figures, the gross domestic product shrank by 2.4 percent in
the last quarter, a sharper contraction than most predictions. The previous
quarter saw a 1.6 percent decline, heralding two successive quarters of negative
growth — the definition of a recession.
The Turkish economy is still reeling from the aftermath of last year's currency
collapse, triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump hitting Ankara with sanctions
over the detention in Turkey of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has since
been released.
https://www.voanews.com/a/erdogan-s-economic-woes-grow-ahead-of-key-elections-in-turkey/4824263.html
-- 2020 --
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