Nepotism puts AKP in Turkey under pressure

for a Long time, the Turkish President, Erdogan cemented with the successful economic policies of his Power. But in the meantime, the people's trust is waning, allegations of nepotism are loud.

Oliver Mayer-Rüth, ARD-Studio Istanbul

Erdogan's key to Power was for many years the right feeling in matters of economic policy. Today, the President understood it to lure investors, mainly from EU countries to Turkey. He had a Team of economic experts with excellent international relations. Erdogan contributed to the building of a bridge over the Bosphorus, and a Tunnel under the Bosporus. Not only in the metropolis of Istanbul shot high-houses out of the ground. The tourism flourished. Jobs have been created. European heads of government in Ankara, the Jack in the Hand.

since the Gezi Park protests in 2013 and, in particular, since the crackdown against the Opposition as a consequence of the coup attempt three years later, has changed Erdogan's Image of the hardliners and Anti-Democrats. For many analysts, Erdogan and his AKP party have lost the compass for a successful economic policy.

"Manager of the century"

a few days ago published report by the Internet newspaper "Airport commander-in-chief speaks". Editor-in-chief Ali Kidik published there, blatantly cynical, Yahya Üstün, 35-year-old Deputy head of the communications Department of the largest Turkish airline Turkish Airlines, so "successful and smart" that he is, in addition to his actual employment, member of the management Board in 40 companies. Therefore, Kidik proposes to nominate Üstün not only to the "Manager of the year, but for Manager of the century".

Kidik writes, President Erdogan have no idea, and therefore he had to inform him. In the case of the 40 companies are the companies that belonged to a Holding company, which has been attributed to the sect of Islam preacher Fetullah Gülen added. The Turkish government makes Gülen and his sect for the coup attempt in 2016, responsible. Therefore, the Holding seize and put into receivership as Üstün in the members of the management Board.

criticism of the nepotism

The photographed last Wednesday, a Bank slip to show that he gets only 7000 Turkish Lira, so about 1100 Euro for the commitment to the 40 company and put the photo on Twitter. Nevertheless, the outrage is also in ACP circles large. There Kidiks is circulating the report for days. A ACP-a politician who does not want to publish his name, complains in an interview with ARD, that many Turks, apparently is rightly criticized nepotism is.