Erdoğan’s Electoral Success: Geopolitics, Social Class and New Nationalism

Gökhan Çınkara; Batu Coşkun

doi:10.36484/liberal.1527011

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Erdoğan’s Electoral Success: Geopolitics, Social Class and New Nationalism

Abstract

This study investigates the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the 2023 general and presidential elections within the context of multidimensional crises, including economic, geopolitical, and social challenges. The research identifies three core areas that were key to Erdoğan’s electoral success. First, the government addressed economic issues such as welfare erosion, employment loss, and the lack of class mobility through the implementation of a novel class policy. Secondly, Erdoğan capitalized on rising nationalism driven by the influx of immigrants and therefore succeeded in establishing a new hegemonic space through a national identity narrative which he subsequently centered his political discourse on. Lastly, despite confrontations stemming from Türkiye’s active and revisionist foreign policy orientation during the 2010s, Erdoğan managed to navigate the geopolitical crises beginning in 2020 with a fresh alliance strategy. This study outlines the essential mechanisms by which Erdoğan succeeded in maintaining political power amidst complex crises.

Keywords

Turkish Politics , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Turkish Elections

Erdoğan'ın Seçim Başarısı: Jeopolitik, Sosyal Sınıf ve Yeni Milliyetçilik

Öz

Bu çalışma, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın 2023 milletvekili ve Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerinde yeniden seçilmesini ekonomik, jeopolitik ve sosyal zorlukları içeren çok boyutlu krizler bağlamında incelemektedir. Araştırma, Erdoğan’ın seçim başarısında kilit rol oynayan üç temel alanı tanımlamaktadır. Birincisi, hükümet yeni bir sınıf politikası uygulayarak refah erozyonu, istihdam kaybı ve sınıfsal hareketsizlik gibi ekonomik sorunları ele almıştır. İkinci olarak, Erdoğan göçmen akınıyla yükselen milliyetçilikten faydalanmış ve böylece daha sonra siyasi söylemini üzerine oturtacağı bir ulusal kimlik anlatısı aracılığıyla yeni bir hegemonik alan kurmayı başarmıştır. Son olarak, Türkiye’nin 2010’lardaki aktif ve revizyonist dış politika yöneliminden kaynaklanan çatışmalara rağmen, Erdoğan 2020’de başlayan jeopolitik krizleri yeni bir ittifak stratejisiyle yönetmeyi başarmıştır. Bu çalışma, Erdoğan’ın karmaşık krizlerin ortasında siyasi gücünü korumayı başardığı temel mekanizmaları ana hatlarıyla ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Türk Siyaseti , Türkiye'de Seçimler , Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Avrupa ve Bölge Çalışmaları , Karşılaştırmalı Siyasi Hareketler

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Gökhan Çınkara ^*
0000-0001-8372-8571
Türkiye

Batu Coşkun
0000-0001-5625-7209
Türkiye

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

18 Nisan 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Mart 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

2 Ağustos 2024

Kabul Tarihi

2 Mart 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Sayı: 117

DOI

https://doi.org/10.36484/liberal.1527011

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https://izlik.org/JA32NN89CH

APA

Çınkara, G., & Coşkun, B. (2025). Erdoğan’s Electoral Success: Geopolitics, Social Class and New Nationalism. Liberal Düşünce Dergisi, 117, 45-72. https://doi.org/10.36484/liberal.1527011

Erdoğan’s Electoral Success: Geopolitics, Social Class and New Nationalism

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Erdoğan'ın Seçim Başarısı: Jeopolitik, Sosyal Sınıf ve Yeni Milliyetçilik

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