Abstract
In response to the Turkish Prime Minister's outburst at the 2009 World Economic Forum in Davos, AsIi Aydirv tasbas wrote "for us Turks, watching Erdogan lose it*... was nothing new. It was, rather, an Erdogan classic- charismatic yet boorish; ardent but intimidating." But as the man who was once imprisoned for saying u[t]he mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets, and the faithful our soldier" won his third term with a decisive mandate, the opposition remained dismayed at the regime's resilience and their own inability to counter the incredible popularity of the charismatic, boorish, ardent leader who has, in under a decade, triggered a wave of sociopolitical, economic, and cultural transformations in a manner unseen since the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | The Diplomatic Courier |
Vol/bind | 6 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Sider (fra-til) | 74-75 |
Antal sider | 2 |
ISSN | 2161-7260 |
Status | Udgivet - jan. 2012 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |