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Religious conservatives and right wing nationalists re-elected Erdogan. Also, given the fragile nature of Turkey's geopolitical importance (and the fact that t
by NickC25 3y ago
Religious conservatives and right wing nationalists re-elected Erdogan.
Also, given the fragile nature of Turkey's geopolitical importance (and the fact that they are part of NATO), foreign actors probably all figured the status quo was better than an unknown, and thus he got re-elected.
- yonibot 3y agoThe foreign actor point is a good one. But I’m still confused as to why right wing nationalists would not have gotten the information from the internet that Erdogan’s policies are destroying their economy. Is his voter base largely less educated?