Kemal Erdoğan’s second Turkish revolution
The Turkish leader seems intent on uprooting the Ottoman legacy and restoring Islam’s central role.
By
Soner Cagaptay
1/27/16, 5:30 AM CET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is all but certain to become the longest serving Turkish leader in modern history, surpassing even Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The founder of modern Turkey ruled the country for 15 years between 1923 and 1938. By the time he finishes his current term, Erdoğan will have run Turkey for 17 years, as prime minister between 2002 and 2014 and as president until 2019.
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