Recep Tayyip Erdogan

8 mn readTurkey has succeeded in penetrating the European Union countries after two decades of rule by the Justice and Development Party headed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, due to its dependence on the demographic weight of its extended communities in the continent, the large financial capabilities of this community, as well as on its allies from Islamic groups with a historical and deep presence in the European Union countries. And this is through political and religious networks and pressure groups that the Turkish state has established over the years. What are the manifestations of this breakthrough, its nature and the objectives that Ankara wants to achieve through it, and the European reaction to these policies and its future prospects in light of a growing European “awakening” against political Islam and its supporters.