Abhorred and adored, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been compared to sultans and pharaohs while stamping his outsized personality and domineering style on Turkey over 20 years.

Abhorred and adored, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been compared to sultans and pharaohs while stamping his outsized personality and domineering style on Turkey over two decades.

When Erdogan first came to power, he promised political, social, and economic reforms. But over time, as the leader of the Justice and Development Party, he started behaving more like a dictator.

It should, in the view of some, just be about the football. But like Erdogan’s trip to watch them play the Dutch this weekend, with Turkey and Turkish football more generally, ...

Back to homepage / Live news Wars, religion and football: five faces of Erdogan. Istanbul (AFP) – Abhorred and adored, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been compared to sultans and pharaohs while ...

When Erdogan first came to power, he promised political, social, and economic reforms. But over time, as the leader of the Justice and Development Party, he started behaving more like a dictator.

Raised in Istanbul's working-class district of Kasimpasa, the young Erdogan dreamt of little but football, kicking around a ball made of paper and rags, according to popular lore. His tall frame -- ...

Business Wars, religion and football: five faces of Erdogan. By. AFP. Published. May 7, 2023 ...