Since 2002, Turkey has been ruled by the Islamist government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a vocal supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), a movement that seeks to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate based on Islamic sharia law.
For 22 years, Erdogan’s policies have not only impoverished Turkey’s people by ruining the country’s economy, but also have brought wars, violence, and bloodshed to the wider region.
Most recently, on April 20, as a sign of his utmost support for Hamas terror group, Erdogan received Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas Political Bureau, at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Palace in Istanbul.
The first signs of a possible nationwide defeat of Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) became visible, however, on March 31.
The AKP received its biggest electoral blow in nationwide municipal and local elections that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as the president’s chief rival. Erdogan’s AKP lost in every major city across Turkey.
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The main reason seems to be the decline of the economy. As the Turkish lira continues to plummet, and crushing unemployment and inflation skyrocket, more people are struggling to cope with an immense decrease in purchasing power.
“Turkey’s economy is in tatters” reported Euronews in 2022.
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