Profile: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – the power of one
Many worry that the Turkish President's referendum is the death-knell of his country's already shallow democracy
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Age:63
Appearance: ageing, pugnacious, confident
Newsworthiness: Turkey’s president has been accused of trying to change the country from a secular democracy to an authoritarian sultanate
In 1996, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was the mayor of Istanbul. Feted for his administrative skills – he got the rubbish picked up, which is no small feat for a mayor in some cities – and for his liberal and secular credentials, he was interviewed by the daily ...
