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What Does Erdogan Want?

For over two decades, Erdogan has transformed Turkey from a strategic afterthought into a rising middle power. What does he really want for his nation, and for himself?

Simon Whistler • February 3, 2026

What Does Erdogan Want?

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For over two decades the nation of turkey has been under the control of one man at home he's amassed a power greater than any of his modern predecessors taken hold of turkish society with an iron fist across the globe he's known as a savvy cunning geopolitical operator sometimes an ally sometimes a danger but never a true friend during his tenure he's

Transformed turkey from a mere strategic afterthought to an important regional player to a rising middle power on the world stage now he's ushering in what he says will be the century of turkey promising nothing short of a rebirth for the land that once sat at the heart of the ottoman empire but above all else turkey's president erdogan is an enigma a leader

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