Turkey and Erdogan Government

transformative figure: Adored by his supporters as a transformative figure who modernised Turkey, his foes have painted him as an increasingly despotic leader who ruthlessly shuts down any criticism, according to Nine News Australia. Turkey has suffered a wave of deadly bombings as Erdogan government pursues twin military campaigns against Kurdish rebels in the south and the Islamic State group in neighbouring Syria. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, currently facing down an attempted military coup, is the most divisive leader in the history of the modern republic. And his ruling Justice and Development Party has long been accused of seeking to impose conservative Islamic values on society - a possible point of friction with a military that has long seen itself as the guardian of Turkey secular state. But the dramatic events of Friday night have shaken his grip on power in a way few could have imagined even a day earlier.'The big master'With a notoriously fiery temper, Erdogan is known to himself and followers as the "buyuk usta" -- the "big master" -- or simply "the Sultan". The 61-year-old first came to power as prime minister in 2003, bringing stability after a history of coups and rocky coalitions and dragging the Muslim-majority country out of an economic quagmire. Rising from premier to become the nation first directly-elected president in 2014, Erdogan has dreamed of boosting his hold even further by changing the constitution to give Turkey a US-style executive presidency. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.