the end of Erdogan’s reign?

A human tide, the Turkish national flag, and a fervor for the one his supporters adore. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more combative than ever. But on the stage, the almighty head of state knows that this time he can lose. That despite appearances, he is weakened. For 20 years, Erdogan has built, he has modernized his country. In his meetings, the video that praises his achievements is his best asset. And as a symbol of this new Turkey, Erdogan is building a palace of a thousand rooms, worthy of a sultan.

20 years of power with an iron fist

But today, the country is a long way from prosperity. Economic crisis, 100% inflation. Erdogan is also weakened by the earthquake last February, which killed 55,000 people. In these regions, anger is brewing against the candidate president. In 20 years, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also re-Islamized Turkey. His pride: the conversion into a mosque of the Hagia Sophia, in the heart of Istanbul. But Islamization has split society. Erdogan, or 20 years of power with an iron fist. In 2016, when a coup nearly overthrew him, he promised, live on television, to punish the putschists. It was the time of the purges. But Erdogan has not said his last word, it would be wrong to underestimate the one who, victory or defeat on Sunday, will have left his mark on Turkey.