Erdoğanism or Tayyipism[1] (Turkish: Erdoğancılık or Tayyipçilik) refers to the political ideals and agenda of Turkish President and former Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who became Prime Minister in 2003 and served until his election to the Presidency in 2014. With support significantly derived from charismatic authority, Erdoğanism has been described as the "strongest phenomenon in Turkey since Kemalism" and used to enjoy broad support throughout the country[2] until the 2018 Turkish economic crisis which caused a significant decline in Erdoğan's popularity.[3][4] Its ideological roots originate from Turkish conservatism and its most predominant political adherent is the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), a party that Erdoğan himself founded in 2001.
A wall rug of Erdoğan, whose ideals and political agenda have come to be referred to as 'Erdoğanism', at a rally of the Justice and Development Party
Erdoğanism is also strongly influenced by the desire to establish a 'New Turkey', departing from the founding Kemalist principles of the Turkish Republic and abolishing key enshrined constitutional ideals that are at odds with Erdoğan's vision, such as secularism.[8] Supporters of Erdoğanism often call for a revival of cultural and traditional values from the Ottoman Empire and are critical of the pro-western social reforms and modernisation initiated by the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Grassroots support for Erdoğanism mainly originates from the development of a cult of personality around Erdoğan, as well as the predominance of charismatic authority. The role of Erdoğan personified as an individual agent of Turkish conservative values has manifested itself in the form of prominent campaign slogans for the Turkish Presidential election such as "Man of the nation", translated in Turkish as "Milletin Adamı".
Historyedit
The term 'Erdoğanism' first emerged shortly after Erdoğan's 2011 general election victory, where it was predominantly described as the AK Party's conservative democratic ideals fused with Erdoğan demagoguery and cult of personality.[9] The usage of the term increased in conjunction with a greater recognition of Erdoğan on the global stage, mostly due to his proactive foreign policy ideals based on Neo-Ottomanism, a core factor that Erdoğanism encompasses.[10]
Core valuesedit
Mustafa Akyol has conceived Erdoğanism as an ideology fundamentally based on a cult of personality around Erdoğan, referring to it as a form of populist authoritarianism similar to that of Putinism in Russia. Akyol also describes the glorification of the Ottoman Empire, Islamism, Turkish nationalism, suspicion of western political intervention in the Middle East, the rejection of Kemalism, and confinement of the democratic process and elections as key attributes of Erdoğanism.[11] For other scholars the anti-Kemalist political direction is equaled with anti-Westernism.[12]
Conflict with Islamismedit
Though elements of Erdoğanism, particularly the political rhetoric used by its supporters, have been inspired from Islamism, the extensive cult of personality surrounding Erdoğan has been argued to have isolated hardline Islamists who are sceptical of his dominance in state policy. The central and overarching authority of Erdoğan, a central theme of Erdoğanism, has been criticised by Islamists who believe that devotion of followers should not be towards a leader, but rather to Allah and the teachings of Islam.[13] As such, the overarching dominance of Erdoğan has furthered Islamist criticism, particularly by Islamist parties such as the Felicity Party (SP), who have claimed that Erdoğanism is not based on Islamism but is instead based on authoritarianism using religious rhetoric to maintain public support amongst conservative supporters.[14][15]
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^Yavuz, M. Hakan; Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi (2019-02-18). "Turkish secularism and Islam under the reign of Erdoğan". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 19: 1–9. doi:10.1080/14683857.2019.1580828. ISSN 1468-3857.
Further readingedit
"The Myth of 'New Turkey': Kemalism and Erdoganism as Two Sides of the Same Coin". Dr. Ceren Şengül. News About Turkey.
April 27, 2024
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Erdoganism or Tayyipism 1 Turkish Erdogancilik or Tayyipcilik refers to the political ideals and agenda of Turkish President and former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who became Prime Minister in 2003 and served until his election to the Presidency in 2014 With support significantly derived from charismatic authority Erdoganism has been described as the strongest phenomenon in Turkey since Kemalism and used to enjoy broad support throughout the country 2 until the 2018 Turkish economic crisis which caused a significant decline in Erdogan s popularity 3 4 Its ideological roots originate from Turkish conservatism and its most predominant political adherent is the governing Justice and Development Party AK Parti a party that Erdogan himself founded in 2001 A wall rug of Erdogan whose ideals and political agenda have come to be referred to as Erdoganism at a rally of the Justice and Development Party Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Core values 3 1 Conflict with Islamism 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingOverview editAs a personified version of conservative democracy key ideals of Erdoganism include a religious inspired strong centralised leadership based primarily on electoral consent and less so on the separation of powers and institutional checks and balances 5 Critics have often referred to Erdogan s political outlook as authoritarian and as an elective dictatorship The election centric outlook of Erdoganism has often been described as an illiberal democracy by foreign leaders such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban 6 7 Erdoganism is also strongly influenced by the desire to establish a New Turkey departing from the founding Kemalist principles of the Turkish Republic and abolishing key enshrined constitutional ideals that are at odds with Erdogan s vision such as secularism 8 Supporters of Erdoganism often call for a revival of cultural and traditional values from the Ottoman Empire and are critical of the pro western social reforms and modernisation initiated by the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Grassroots support for Erdoganism mainly originates from the development of a cult of personality around Erdogan as well as the predominance of charismatic authority The role of Erdogan personified as an individual agent of Turkish conservative values has manifested itself in the form of prominent campaign slogans for the Turkish Presidential election such as Man of the nation translated in Turkish as Milletin Adami History editThe term Erdoganism first emerged shortly after Erdogan s 2011 general election victory where it was predominantly described as the AK Party s conservative democratic ideals fused with Erdogan demagoguery and cult of personality 9 The usage of the term increased in conjunction with a greater recognition of Erdogan on the global stage mostly due to his proactive foreign policy ideals based on Neo Ottomanism a core factor that Erdoganism encompasses 10 Core values editMustafa Akyol has conceived Erdoganism as an ideology fundamentally based on a cult of personality around Erdogan referring to it as a form of populist authoritarianism similar to that of Putinism in Russia Akyol also describes the glorification of the Ottoman Empire Islamism Turkish nationalism suspicion of western political intervention in the Middle East the rejection of Kemalism and confinement of the democratic process and elections as key attributes of Erdoganism 11 For other scholars the anti Kemalist political direction is equaled with anti Westernism 12 Conflict with Islamism edit Though elements of Erdoganism particularly the political rhetoric used by its supporters have been inspired from Islamism the extensive cult of personality surrounding Erdogan has been argued to have isolated hardline Islamists who are sceptical of his dominance in state policy The central and overarching authority of Erdogan a central theme of Erdoganism has been criticised by Islamists who believe that devotion of followers should not be towards a leader but rather to Allah and the teachings of Islam 13 As such the overarching dominance of Erdogan has furthered Islamist criticism particularly by Islamist parties such as the Felicity Party SP who have claimed that Erdoganism is not based on Islamism but is instead based on authoritarianism using religious rhetoric to maintain public support amongst conservative supporters 14 15 See also editEuroscepticism Anti Western sentiment Conservative democracy Conservatism in Turkey Islamokemalism Anti ErdoganismReferences edit Erdogan s vision for Tayyipism Turkey gulfnews com Retrieved 2021 08 15 Erdoganism and Turkey s new prime minister Middle East Monitor Middleeastmonitor com 2016 05 23 Retrieved 2016 07 30 As Turkish Economy Sours Erdogan s Party Could Lose Grip on Big Cities Haaretz 2019 01 19 Retrieved 2019 08 29 Erdogan picks EU fight as Turkish economy tanks EUobserver 10 July 2019 Retrieved 2019 08 29 Turk tipi Baskanlik Sistemi nedir Kuzu acikladi Internethaber com 2015 11 06 Retrieved 2016 07 30 Doug Bandow 27 June 2015 Why Both Erdoganism and Kemalism May Finally Be Dead in Turkey Huffingtonpost com Retrieved 2016 07 30 Zoltan Simon 2014 07 28 Orban Says He Seeks to End Liberal Democracy in Hungary Bloomberg com Retrieved 2016 07 30 East 61 Turkey Erdoganism and democracy Eastonline eu Archived from the original on 2016 08 22 Retrieved 2016 07 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Awiti Alex 2011 10 02 Erdoganism A Word of Caution Intpolicydigest org Retrieved 2016 07 30 Party purges and a war against the Kurds move Turkish President Erdogan closer to one man rule Gisreportsonline com 2016 05 24 Archived from the original on 2018 08 12 Retrieved 2016 07 30 Akyol Mustafa 2016 06 21 Erdoganism Foreign Policy Retrieved 2016 07 30 Calian Florin George 2021 03 25 Opinion The Hagia Sophia and Turkey s Neo Ottomanism The Armenian Weekly Retrieved 2023 10 18 Is Erdoganism a Threat to Turkey s Islamism US News 2015 03 31 Retrieved 2016 07 30 Mustafa Akyol 2015 03 30 Is Erdoganism threat to Turkey s Islamism Al monitor com Retrieved 2016 07 30 Yavuz M Hakan Ozturk Ahmet Erdi 2019 02 18 Turkish secularism and Islam under the reign of Erdogan Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 19 1 9 doi 10 1080 14683857 2019 1580828 ISSN 1468 3857 Further reading edit The Myth of New Turkey Kemalism and Erdoganism as Two Sides of the Same Coin Dr Ceren Sengul News About Turkey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erdoganism amp oldid 1216991250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
