Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is Turkey’s dominant political figure in Stock options: how to hedge an AI bubble. The episode says he has ruled since 2003, first as prime minister and then as president, and now faces a succession question because age, term limits, possible constitutional routes, and a possible snap election all affect whether he can stand again.

The source presents Erdogan’s position as stronger than that of any visible successor. It says his camp may prefer another Erdogan run because Justice and Development Party figures such as Hakan Fidan and Bilal Erdogan carry different legitimacy, loyalty, and public-appeal problems.

Connections

• Autocratic Succession — concept for succession under personalized long-term rule.
• Justice and Development Party — party vehicle and internal arena for succession.
• Hakan Fidan and Bilal Erdogan — successor figures named in the source.
• Ekrem Imamoglu — opposition mayor whose imprisonment is presented as part of the political context.
• Piotr Zilevsky — correspondent explaining the succession problem.