Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has opted for a low-key celebration, but during his two decades in power, Erdogan has been steadily unraveling the secular legacy of Turkey's founder, Ataturk. Erdogan's dreams of eclipsing Ataturk remain unfulfilled.
Instead of undoing Ataturk’s legacy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed it https://t.co/fMqXe9G4Lf 👇
On “The Intelligence”: as Turkey turns 100, @p_zalewski considers how President Erdogan is co-opting the legacy of Kemal Ataturk, the country’s founding father. Listen to the podcast: https://t.co/d7bKIjcnS4 https://t.co/5RnYhDcqs9
Türkiye celebrated the centenary of the founding of the republic on Sunday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, said that "Turkey extends its hand to all the oppressed in the world." https://t.co/ZGU5H1zu0b
Erdogan’s dreams of eclipsing Ataturk unfulfilled as Turkish republic turns 100 https://t.co/4lKohGPZxi
Erdogan’s dreams of eclipsing #Ataturk unfulfilled as #Turkish Republic turns 100 https://t.co/ep1JCHjrUk By @amberinzaman
Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has opted for a low-key celebration of the centennial. https://t.co/6N910LnIuM
Erdogan’s dreams of eclipsing Ataturk unfulfilled as Turkish republic turns 100 - https://t.co/dCYF4ckHBC By @amberinzaman
Happy 100th year anniversary to the Republic of Türkiye! https://t.co/DqQ1BckrO1
“Ataturk would have been very saddened." During two decades in power, Erdogan has been steadily unraveling the secular legacy of Turkey's founder now 100 years after the republic's birth. https://t.co/4lKohGPZxi
Erdogan’s dreams of eclipsing Ataturk unfulfilled as Turkish republic turns 100 https://t.co/4lKohGPZxi via @amberinzaman