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Erdogan’s glory and hubris | Comment | ekathimerini.com

Erdogan’s glory and hubris
COMMENT 22:28

Not long ago, many Greeks would gaze enviously at neighboring Turkey, wishing that they, too, could have a strong leader who challenged domestic interests and foreign powers, including the United States, and charted a new course for his country, turning it into a regional power. They compared Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkey’s politics since his election as prime minister in 2003, with a succession of Greek leaders who could not prevent their country’s decline.

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