Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan becomes Turkey 's first directly elected president . The year 2023 is important to Erdogan , as it is the 100th anniversary of the country 's founding as a modern state by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk . The Turkish government has been accused of using the coup as a pretext to crack down on opposition groups and journalists, including by banning access to social media sites such as Twitter and YouTube. Erdogan has big economic plans but they may get foiled by geopolitical pressures .
Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan becomes Turkey 's first directly elected president . The Turkish government has been accused of using the coup as a pretext to crack down on opposition groups and journalists, including by banning access to social media sites such as Twitter and YouTube. Erdogan has big economic plans but they may get foiled by geopolitical pressures .