Erdoğanism

Erdoğanism
"A country without a strong leader will go down."
Basic Information
Aliases	AKP Reis Prophet (Some) Dictator (By Opposition)
Alignment(s)	AuthUnity to  AuthRight  Culturally Right  Nationalists Conservatives
Ideological Influences
Influenced by	Authoritarian Conservatism Illiberal Democracy Islamic Theocracy(Since 2014) Islamic Democracy(2002-2014) Milli Görüş Pro-Europeanism(2002-2014) Anti-EU(2014-Today) National Conservatism Particracy Protectionism Right-Wing Populism Russophilia (Some) Anti-Kurdish Sentiment (Alleged) Cultism (Until 2016)
Ideological Information
Notable Theorists	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1963-), Turkey 2002-Today
Character Information
Likes	Nationalism Statism Islam Migrants Conservative Values
Dislikes	Liberalism The EU Jews

Erdoğanism (Turkish: Erdoğancılık) refers to the political ideals and agenda of Turkish president and former prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who became prime minister in 2003 and served until his election to the Presidency in 2014. With support significantly derived from charismatic authority, Erdoğanism has been described as the "strongest phenomenon in Turkey since Kemalism" and used to enjoy broad support throughout the country until the 2018 Turkish economic crisis which caused a significant decline in Erdoğan's popularity. Its ideological roots originate from Turkish conservatism and its most predominant political adherent is the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), a party that Erdoğan himself founded in 2001.

As a personified version of conservative democracy, key ideals of Erdoğanism include a religious inspired strong centralised leadership based primarily on electoral consent and less so on the separation of powers and institutional checks and balances. Critics have often referred to Erdoğan's political outlook as authoritarian and as an elective dictatorship. The election-centric outlook of Erdoğanism has often been described as an illiberal democracy by foreign leaders, such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Erdoğanism is also strongly influenced by the desire to establish a 'New Turkey', departing from the founding Kemalist principles of the Turkish Republic and abolishing key enshrined constitutional ideals that are at odds with Erdoğan's vision, such as secularism. Supporters of Erdoğanism often call for a revival of cultural and traditional values from the Ottoman Empire and are critical of the pro-western social reforms and modernisation initiated by the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Grassroots support for Erdoğanism mainly originates from the development of a cult of personality around Erdoğan, as well as the predominance of charismatic authority. The role of Erdoğan personified as an individual agent of Turkish conservative values has manifested itself in the form of prominent campaign slogans for the Turkish Presidential election such as "Man of the nation", translated in Turkish as "Milletin Adamı".

Relationships

Dostlar

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Islamic Theocracy - We must protect our culture, values and the freedom and security the provide.

• Authoritarian Conservatism - My role model.
• Illiberal Democracy - Yes, Turkey is a democracy but no it will never be a liberal democracy.
• Right-Wing Populism - The EU elite are done for boys!
• Semi-Authoritarian Democracy - Haha AKP one party politics go BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
• Mediacracy - A Haber
• Trumpism - My fellow and more known American counterpart.
• Neo-Ottomanism - Ecdad

Vatan Hainleri

• European Federalism - Stop! The! Bureaucracy!
• Liberalism - Has no place in Turkey.
• Marxism-Leninism - Terörö
• Nationalism - Biz Milliyetçiliği Ayaklar Altına Aldık

Further Information

Internet

Political parties

• Justice And Development Party