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(1,701 posts)I have a Turkish friend whose academic field is modern Turkish studies. She told me last week that it is impossible to know what is really going on in Turkey: there is such a complicated network of the military, the AKP, the security services, the judicial system and corporate interests, collectively known as the "Deep State" which is anything but transparent. It is clear that Erdogan is trying to recreate the Ottoman empire, if in a limited form, and to undue the achievements of the secular state. If he is successful in getting the constitution changed to make the presidency more powerful, it will have terrible consequences for Turkey and its Arab neighbors.
I keep telling her that he won't be in power forever, but that is little comfort, as it is anyone's guess who will succeed him. Poor Turkey!