Why Erdogan wears the 'dictator' label with pride
The winds of Trumpism have already reached Turkey, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finds being called a dictator acceptable.
One of the most popular words used to describe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan these days is "dictator." That really doesn't come as much of a shock. What is surprising, though, is that Erdogan doesn't seem to mind. In fact, he seems to be embracing it as a title.
Use of the word didn't start off quietly.
“Dictator Erdogan: Where does it all end?” a headline blared Nov. 4 in German newspaper Bild.
Erdogan's response? "It goes in one ear and out the other." He doesn't care if the West calls him a dictator, and said he will not back off his controversial decisions, like arresting Kurdish politicians, because of international pressure.
