Erdogan and the Rise of the Autocrats

In the wake of President Erdoğan's election victory, Matt Bernardini looks at the alarming rise of the autocratic 'Strongman'

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Photo: JHG/Alamy Stock Photo

As political scholars continue to warn about increasing authoritarianism in countries like Hungary, Italy, and even the United States, Turkey has flown comparatively under the radar.

However, the country recently took another step towards autocracy as voters re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for another five years.

As the Turkish government tightens its grip on political and civil life, Erdogan’s apparently winning formula shows that the global threat from autocratic ‘strongmen’ is really starting to grow.