Rise of ultranationalism compels Erdogan to speak to ultranationalist sensibilities, focal point of which is #MustafaKemalAtatürk. Erdogan jettisoned/downplayed national holidays associated with Ataturk in the past, now bringing them back with a vengeance. cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/…
+In a way, Erdogan’s biggest enemy has always been the ghost of #MustafaKemalAtatürk, who, *when the chips are down*, can unite the majority of TR citizens, if not overwhelming majority. As the chips are falling down (they are), Erdogan seems to accept defeat, or at least a draw+
+ In the long term, Erdogan’s attempt to appropriate #MustafaKemalAtatürk will come to haunt him. He can most certainly try to “surf” (not ride) the ultranationalist wave, but the ghost of Atatürk is a wild beast for him. That’s no surf, that’s a rodeo on a bull with no harness +
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