The Rise Of Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | NowThis World

Here's how the president of Turkey went from popular politician to now being referred to as a power-grabbing dictator.

Turkey is on the verge of a major shakeup to its power structure - and it all comes down to what happens to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey’s 2018 elections.

In this episode, NowThis World host Judah Robinson will looking at the life of the man touted as the most popular politician in Turkey, who has also been described as an authoritarian leader.

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[moe]

Best of luck for Turkey and Turkish people. Peace, love, unity, and respect from Indonesia :)

[aniketbiswas]

Let the Turkish make their own choices.

[liverpoolfan]

He is dictator because he made turkey great 😁, I'm from Somalia and he is my leader.

[Nishom]

Not only in Turkey
He is loved by entire Muslim world

[black.]

The west will always be Angry when they see a strong conservative Muslium leader who loves his people turkey needs strong leadership in this day an age erodgon is the man! long live ottman man warrior love from somalia 🇸🇴🇹🇷

[mohamadmuminelnass]

The report is not fair at all. It only shows where you can say bad things
It doesn't show what the man did in the last fifteen years of making the country modernized with a strong economy. It does not show how the people stood with him during the coup. It doesn't show that he is the most one who defended human rights in Syria and burma and others while all other countries are war traders. Very bad report

[dragonssin]

You know what I don't get? Is that people who live in countries that arent turkey keep saying that the people who live in turkey should do this and do that but you don't know anything about my country you dont live here know the culture you only know ataturk and say he was a true leader well, maybe let the turkish people deceide for themself isnt that what democracy is? So how can you complain when you say that he is a dictator when the people fully known vote on him

[aniketbiswas]

Whatever happens I hope that the Turkish people are safe and free.

[mouniruvish]

I don't wanna live in a Turkey without Erdogan. He took Turkey from the bottoms to the hights, developped the economy reinstated the true identity of Turkish people, built schools, hospitals, cleaned the streets and rose the living standards in Turkey to make it éven than european nations. So if Hé is à dictator and made all this, then I'm happy with him being just that.

[KhanateAce]

He made Turkey into one of the greatest Turkey, he is not a 'dictator' or power hungry, i bet you guys dont know history about Turkey from almost no Hospitals to thousands of Hospitals, im telling you guys please look on both sides before commenting about a country or anything

[sulltani]

I'm a muslim albanian from Kosovo and I fully support Erdogan!

[ZOOM-eqtz]

The Ottoman leader
Greetings from Algeria
Arab peoples wish someone like you

[floorgangouh]

Alternate history: *2016 coup*
-Americans managed to "get rid of erdogan"
-Another syria but in turkey
IS IT HARD TU UDNERSTAND :)?

[bhushandaware]

Its not Turkey anymore. Its sultanate of Erdogan....

[darilensaharithariffin]

I'm Muslim From Malaysia. He is our leader too! Great Muslim leader!

[radialstudio]

He is a great leader of Muslim Ummah. I want a leader in Bangladeshi like him, Love from Bangladesh. May Allah give you long life my beloved leader. <3

[panji-hlfe]

yeah I am Indonesian and I think Erdogan is amazing..

[houmedmohamed]

Congratulation to the people of turkey and their leader we ❤️ you from somalia

[emofin]

As a Turk, unfortunately the most of the turkish citizens are ignorant.I really wish that our citizens will open their eyes on the next vote.

[hardlaughs]

Amazing how you guys use the media. Look at this guy and how he is talking and his point of view.