President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled Turkey with a firm hand for over twenty years. By removing secularism from Turkish society established by the country’s first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the strongman of Ankara is using religion as a spearhead. After years without a real opponent and a power without concessions, Mr. Erdogan is, for the first time, jostled on his throne. During the first round of the presidential election on May 14, 2023, he did not obtain an absolute majority, which forced him to face the opposition candidate, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, in the second round. Back to some dates that have marked the power of Recep Tayyip Erdogan since his entry into politics.
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Türkiye: the main dates in the political career of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
