Why voters backed Erdogan to lead Turkey into authoritarianism

Turkey’s elections were not fair. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now celebrating a new term in office, received endless hours of favourable media coverage while his opponents struggled to even make it on television. 

What’s more, the vote took place under a state of emergency that has seen the arrest of more than 50,000 people, including the leader of what is now the country’s third largest political party.

But to dismiss the results of an election with 87 per cent turnout is to miss something important: more than 30 million people watched Mr Erdogan tighten his authoritarian grip on Turkey and yet voted for him anyway. 

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