Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Difference between revisions

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|occupation = 28^th Mayor of Istanbul (March 27^th, 1994 – November 6^th, 1998)<br>25^th Prime Minister of Turkey (March 14^th, 2003 – August 28^th, 2014)<br>12^th President of Turkey (August 28^th, 2014 – Present)|skills = Political power<br>Persuasion<br>Deception<br>Master manipulation<br>Silencing his opponents<br>Power over Turkey<br>invasion of Syria|hobby = Ruling Turkey<br>Abusing his power<br>Planning on how to achieve the 2023 targets|goals = To become Prime Minister of Turkey <small>(Succeeded)</small>

To improve Turkey’s democracy <small>(Formerly)</small><br>

To have Turkey join the EU <small>(Formerly)</small><br>

To become President of Turkey <small>(Succeeded)</small><br>

To bring presidential system <small>(Succeeded)</small><br>

To bring back the Ottoman Empire <small>(Ongoing)</small><br>

To bring sharia <small>(Ongoing)</small>|crimes = Tyranny<br>Oppression

Corruption<br>Abuse of power<br>Totalitarianism<br>Manipulation<br>Invading Northern Syria<br>Bigotry<br>[[Armenian Genocide denial|Armenian Genocide Denial]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]|type of villain = Jingoistic Tyrant|motive = Unknown}}

Nationwide protests against the perceived [[authoritarianism]] of Erdoğan's government began in May 2013, with the internationally criticized police crackdown resulting in 22 deaths and the stalling of EU membership negotiations. Following a split with long-time ally Fethullah Gülen, Erdoğan brought about large-scale judicial reforms that were criticized for threatening judicial independence, but which Erdoğan insisted were necessary to purge sympathizers of the preacher Fethullah Gülen. A US$100 billion government corruption scandal in 2013 led to the arrests of Erdoğan's close allies, with Erdoğan himself incriminated after a recording was released on social media. Erdoğan's government has since come under fire for alleged human rights violations and crackdown on press and social media, having blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on numerous occasions. Erdoğan's government lifted the bans upon court orders. Opposition journalists and politicians have criticized authoritarian tendencies. Analysts suggest that Turkey is a majoritarian democracy. Erdoğan's proponents suggest that since the attempted coup, press restrictions are changing, Erdoğan's government dropped charges against the secular Doğan Group, including Hurriyet paper after it was alleged that the $4.5 billion tax fraud charge was initially perpetrated by Gülenist officers. In the aftermath of the coup attempt, Erdoğan issued a Presidential pardon against those who 'insulted' him. Erdoğan aims to bring the executive Presidency to a referendum in 2017, with a bill likely to pass parliament due to agreement between Erdoğan's conservative AKP and the nationalist [[Nationalist Movement Party|MHP]].

In October 2019, after U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] spoke to Erdoğan, the White House acknowledged Turkey would carry out a military offensive into northern Syria, and U.S. troops in northern Syria were withdrawn from the area and said that ISIS fighters captured by the U.S. in the area would be Turkey's responsibility. As a result, Turkey launched an invasion, attacking and displacing American-allied Kurds in the area. Later that month, the U.S. House of Representatives, in a rare bipartisan vote of 354 to 60, condemned Trump's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, for "abandoning U.S. allies, undermining the struggle against ISIS, and spurring a humanitarian catastrophe."  

Erdoğan has shown mixed opinions on Israel and Jews in general. He has made multiple [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semitic]] remarks and frequently condemns Israel, showing himself as an ally of Palestine and declaring himself in favor of the establishment of a Palestinian state. He has accused Israel of manipulating the media and has denounced Jews as "insidious", "treacherous", and "evil". There have also been rumors of Erdoğan providing aid to [[Hamas]], but this has never been proven. However, Erdoğan has also condemned anti-semitism and has repeatedly described [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]] as a "[[crime against humanity]]" and the [[Nazi Party]]'s regime as "horrific". He also received the Profile of Courage Award from the American Jewish Congress in 2004 for promoting peace between cultures.

Erdoğan has shown a history of anti-Armenian remarks. In regards to his own heritage, when it was claimed he has distant Armenian and Georgian heritage, he has responded "They called me a Georgian. Pardon me for saying this but they said even uglier things: They called me an Armenian". He has refused to recognize the Armenian genocide and has claimed it was used to "blackmail Turkey".

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