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'''Recep Tayyip Erdoğan''' is a [[Turkish]] politician, a former mayor of [[Istanbul]], the Prime Minister of the Republic of [[Turkey]] from 2003 to 2014 and president since 2014. He is currently the leader of the People's Alliance (Cumhur İttifakı), an electoral alliance of Sunni Islamist and Turanid nationalist political parties that currently hold a supermajority of the seats in the Turkish Parliament. Although this alliance is not expected to exist past the 2018 Turkish Presidential election, it is likely that Erdoğan's own [[Justice and Development Party]] (''Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi''; AKP) will adopt at least part of the platforms of its more radical partners as Turkey continues to transform into a dictatorship under Erdoğan's leadership.

'''Recep Tayyip Erdoğan''' is an Islamic fundamentalist [[Turkish]] politician, a former mayor of [[Istanbul]], the Prime Minister of the Republic of [[Turkey]] from 2003 to 2014 and president since 2014. He is currently the leader of the People's Alliance (Cumhur İttifakı), an electoral alliance of Sunni Islamist and Turanid nationalist political parties that currently hold a supermajority of the seats in the Turkish Parliament. Although this alliance is not expected to exist past the 2018 Turkish Presidential election, it is likely that Erdoğan's own [[Justice and Development Party]] (''Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi''; AKP) will adopt at least part of the platforms of its more radical partners as Turkey continues to transform into a dictatorship under Erdoğan's leadership.

Erdoğan won re-election in June 2018, giving him control over a presidency with expanded powers.<ref>Gauthier-Villars, David; Candemir, Yeliz (June 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/erdogan-wins-another-term-as-turkeys-president-1529869594 Erdogan Wins Another Term as Turkey’s President]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 24, 2018.</ref> He officially received the expanded powers on July 8, 2018.<ref>Toksabay, Ece; Solaker, Gulsen (July 8, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-politics-erdogan/turkeys-erdogan-sworn-in-with-new-presidential-powers-idUSKBN1JY10S Turkey's Erdogan sworn in with new presidential powers]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref>

Erdoğan won re-election in June 2018, giving him control over a presidency with expanded powers.<ref>Gauthier-Villars, David; Candemir, Yeliz (June 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/erdogan-wins-another-term-as-turkeys-president-1529869594 Erdogan Wins Another Term as Turkey’s President]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 24, 2018.</ref> He officially received the expanded powers on July 8, 2018.<ref>Toksabay, Ece; Solaker, Gulsen (July 8, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-politics-erdogan/turkeys-erdogan-sworn-in-with-new-presidential-powers-idUSKBN1JY10S Turkey's Erdogan sworn in with new presidential powers]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 9, 2018.</ref>