Erdogan Might Be Too Sick to Keep Leading Turkey

Source:Foreign Policy Date:01Oct2021

A very frank article about Erdogan’s state of health and a what-if exercise if he were unable to discharge his duties

Erdogan may indeed be vulnerable ahead of 2023—just not necessarily in the way most people think. There are signs he may be too ill to run for reelection at all.

Under these circumstances, it is worth considering the possibility that another strongman could rule a post-Erdogan Turkey, perhaps under a state of emergency. Among the more powerful figures in Turkey, besides Erdogan, are intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Of the three, Akar seems best positioned to assume leadership.