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Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy

Abstract

The author comments on the Gezi protest against the sectarianism of Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The author says that Erdogan started to worry that he had become too dependent in Gülenist police and prosecutors. He states that Erdogan rejected the protests as an expression of frustration and dissatisfaction on the majority of Turkish society.

Citation

Rodrik, Dani. "The Wrath of Erdogan." Juncture 20.2 (Autumn 2013): 129–130.