President Erdoğan’s strategy pays off,but the country’s political troubles are not overThere is an traditional Turkish proverb which says that a defeated wrestler always wants another match. It could have been coined to describe the increasingly dire situation of Turkey in recent years under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is undoubtedly an effective and shrewd politician, in that he initially offered a programme and policies that appealed to both the traditional and the more contemporary sectors of society, and to religious people and to the more secular classes,and to both ethnic Turks and to minorities, particularly the Kurds. Related: Turkey election: Erdoğan’s AKP wins outright majority – live updates Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com