Opinion | Erdogan's authoritarianism is on ballot in Turkey's May elections - The Washington Post

Opinion A shadow of growing despotism lurks over Turkey’s elections By the Editorial Board When Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power two decades ago, he seemed to many Turks, and to Turkey’s allies around the world, like a modern leader — a moderate, pro-Western, pro-business reformer in a heavily Muslim country who would be a bulwark against Islamist extremism in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. That promise has largely evaporated. More:Opinion | Erdogan's authoritarianism is on ballot in Turkey's May elections - The Washington Post