The New Sultan: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey

By Soner Çağaptay

Book Overview

In a world of rising tensions between Russia, the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Turkey is at the epicentre. At the heart of Turkey is its rightwing president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Among the inventors of 21st century populism globally, since 2003 Erdogan has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional power. His crackdown has been brutal and consistent-scores of journalists arrested, academics officially banned from leaving the country, university deans fired and many of the highest-ranking military officers arrested. In some senses, the nefarious and failed 2016 coup has given Erdogan the licence to make good on his repeated promise to bring order and stability under a "strongman". Here, leading Turkish expert Soner Cagaptay will look at Erdogan's roots in Turkish history, what he believes in and how he has cemented his rule, as well as what this means for the world. The book will also unpick the "threats" Erdogan has worked to combat-from liberal Turks to secularists, to coup plotters, to kurdish nationalists-all of which have culminated in the crisis of modern Turkey.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350350265
• ISBN13: 9781350350267
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"