Erdoğan : : The Making of an Autocrat / / M. Hakan Yavuz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Yavuz, M. Hakan,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey : ESMT
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)

Examines ‘New Turkey’ through the life of its domineering leaderDocuments the formation and development of Erdoğan’s political life and character Closely examines Turkey’s authoritarian turn and Islamisation of the state by focusing on the role of Erdoğan, his ideology and the clash with the Gülen movementAnalyses Erdoğan’s evolving personality and positions over time, from his depictions as a manipulative political strategist through to his representation as Köroğlu (Turkish Robin Hood)Looks ahead to what Erdoğan’s legacy will be and what the future holds for TurkeyPresident Erdoğan’s resilience as Turkey’s leader makes for an extraordinary political study of longevity, charisma and strategic decision-making. Uncovering the person behind the persona, M. Hakan Yavuz draws on 250 first-hand interviews to untangle the web of literary, religious and biographical influences that shaped Erdogan’s personality, ideology and world view. In understanding the inner life, continuous self-reinvention and professional struggles of Erdoğan, Yavuz is able to provide an invaluable insight into the complex record of policies – in both domestic and international arenas – that have marked his governing tenure. With chapters covering the Gezi park protests, the clash between the AKP and Gülen movement, the Kurdish question and the country’s projected image as a major international power, Yavuz explores how and why Erdoğan has reconstituted a ‘New Turkey’ – a hybrid political entity, neither East nor West, democratic nor dictatorial, Islamic nor secular.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF ERDOĞAN -- 2 ERDOĞAN’S WORLDVIEW -- 3 ERDOĞAN’S AS A MAYOR AND THE 2002 ELECTIONS -- 4 ERDOĞAN AND THE SECULAR RESISTANCE (2007–12) -- 5 THE ANNUS HORRIBILIS (2013) -- 6 THE EXISTENTIAL CLASH: ERDOĞAN VERSUS GÜLEN -- 7 ERDOĞAN’S ‘SEDUCED COUP’ AND THE PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM -- 8 ERDOĞAN’S KURDS: ALLIES AND ENEMIES -- 9 ERDOĞAN’S NEO-OTTOMAN FOREIGN POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX