The New Sultan
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The New Sultan

Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey

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The New Sultan

Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey

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*New Edition of the Leading Work on Modern Turkey* In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since 2002, Erdogan has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional power. His crackdown has been brutal and consistent - scores of journalists arrested, academics officially banned from leaving the country, university deans fired and many of the highest-ranking military officers arrested. In some senses, the nefarious and failed 2016 coup has given Erdogan the licence to make good on his repeated promise to bring order and stability under a 'strongman'. Here, leading Turkish expert Soner Cagaptay will look at Erdogan's roots in Turkish history, what he believes in and how he has cemented his rule, as well as what this means for the world. The book will also unpick the 'threats' Erdogan has worked to combat - from the liberal Turks to the Gulen movement, from coup plotters to Kurdish nationalists - all of which have culminated in the crisis of modern Turkey.

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Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2020
ISBN
9781838600600
Edition
2
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Politics
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction to the New Edition
  10. Introduction: Meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  11. 1. Growing up Poor and Pious in Secular Turkey
  12. 2. Turkey after Ataturk
  13. 3. The Foundations of Political Islam in Turkey
  14. 4. The Generals Fashion a New Turkey
  15. 5. Erdogan’s Meteoric Rise as Istanbul’s Mayor
  16. 6. The Perfect Storm
  17. 7. Erdogan in Power: The Good Years
  18. 8. The Silent Revolution
  19. 9. The Revolution Devours Its Children
  20. 10. The Future of the Turkish Kurds: Peace or Fire?
  21. 11. Foreign-Policy Gambit
  22. 12. Ending Turkey’s Crisis
  23. Notes
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. Illustrations