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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
I was in Thailand shortly after their last one. They've had so many that no one hardly even seems to care anymore. All the locals I talked to had much higher opinions of the military vs. any of the political parties/leaders. Reading up on Turkey it seems to be a very similar situation, they just can't seem to get a grasp on a functioning democracy
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Would disagree.
Erdogan got into power and retained power multiple times through elections. There is a legitimate percentage of the Turkish population that is pious but has not had a voice in the traditionally secular government structure. They've simply been better organized.
The problem the opposition has with Erdogan is that he has and continued to attempt to undermine other democratic routes in order to consolidate long term power.