Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in power for 20 years. But support for him has waned as he presided over spiraling inflation and a delayed response to deadly earthquakes this winter. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren looks at how Erdoğan has maintained his hold on power for two decades, and what it could mean if he loses it.
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