Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected AKP party chairman . `` We have shown that ... a Muslim population can have ... democracy and be part of the European Union ,” he said. Leaders of Egypt , Iraqi Kurdistan are in attendance at rally . Some commentators have warned that a presidential system could weaken democracy in Turkey . `` This was mainly about consolidating his own power and thickening the cement on which his party stands on , '' Critics accuse Erdogan of authoritarian tendencies , citing arrests of journalists and rivals .
Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected AKP party chairman . `` We have shown that ... a Muslim population can have ... democracy and be part of the European Union,” he said. Leaders of Egypt , Iraqi Kurdistan are in attendance at rally . Critics accuse Erdogan of authoritarian tendencies , citing arrests of journalists and rivals .