PEOPLE'S REIS. RECEP TAYIP ERDOĞAN'S SYMBOLIC TITLE'S ROLE IN TURKISH POLITICAL CULTURE
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https://doi.org/10.46991/jos.2023.24.2.348Keywords:
Political Anthropology, Symbols, Discourses, Political History of Turkey, Authoritarianism, Cult of Personality, Islam, NationalismAbstract
The article analyzes the title of "reis" attributed to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Considering it as a symbol, the colloquial meanings of "reis" and their place in Turkish political culture are discussed. The main thesis of the author is that the semi-official symbol of "reis" is consciously constructed by the Turkish ruling elite in order to legitimize both Erdogan himself and the ruling power's power and ideologies and ensure public support for them.
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