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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “family” could be described as an eastern and modern “Cosa Nostra”, a system of corruption that has spread its “roots” to all aspects of the Turkish Republic, or at least what remains of it.
For nearly two decades at the helm of Turkey, both Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the rest of his “family” have squandered all kinds of power and public wealth in the neighboring country. Many can be included in the rich “political” biography of the Sultan. Since the coup of 2017, the “dirty” war in Syria, the hunt for the Kurds, the parties with jihadists, the doctrine of the “Blue Homeland”, totalitarianism, fanaticism, even the Islamic fanaticism that governs it and It leads him to the illusion of creating a new caliphate as a lever for pressure and blackmail on the international stage.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “family” could be described as an eastern and modern “Cosa Nostra”, a system of corruption that has spread its “roots” to all aspects of the Turkish Republic, or at least what remains of it. . Corrupt judiciary, control of banks and media, distortion of laws, “aphorisms” and spying on their opponents who are sometimes journalists, activists and politicians, while sometimes they are military or even civilians. Erdogan’s authoritarian regime rules through the “shadows” for the sole purpose of enriching itself and staying in power.
The sultan, who can also be awarded the Demagoguery Prize, was not born into a wealthy or powerful family in power, but in the slums of Kasimbasa, Istanbul, in 1954. He became involved in politics by following a continuous path to the top , essentially starting from scratch, while he became widely known in Turkey during his tenure as mayor of Istanbul.
Members of the Erdogan family have been well known both at home and abroad for the past 17 years, for their various “activities.” Emine’s wife, his sons Bilal and Burak, his daughters Ezra and Soumeige, as well as the well-known and non-exceptional boyfriends of Berat Albayrak and Selcuk Bayraktar.
The sultan is distinguished by his insatiable thirst for power and the accumulation of wealth, after all he has a great distinction in this since he has been recognized on several occasions by Forbes as the highest paid head of state.
The … humble Emine Erdogan
Born in 1955, the first lady of Turkey, Emine Erdogan, married the Sultan in 1974 and made a great effort to project the image of the faithful and humble Muslim woman, fully aligned with her faith, an image that naturally “disappears” into each of his trips abroad. when he is shown with … above his weakness in the well-known fashion houses, advertising his expensive taste all over the world, an image that often does not “pass” within his impoverished country.
From her youth she loved expensive clothes and cars, while as she had said in an interview she was on the verge of committing suicide when her brother forced her to wear a headscarf at age 15. Emine Erdogan appears to play an active role on the Sultan’s side, as he is known for advising him, and at times even coordinates his various meetings and speeches.
In the past he has made incredible statements, such as what he considers harems “schools that prepared women for life.” Whichever country you visit, as part of your husband’s program, the capitals are literally paralyzed. It is characteristic that in October 2015 he closed the center of Brussels when he wanted to do his shopping, while in 2016 he visited an antique bazaar in Warsaw spending a not inconsiderable 44,000 euros.
Scandals and “business” of the children of Erdogan
The Sultan’s eldest son, Ahmet Burak, had occupied his country’s media since he was a child, when Tagip was still the powerful mayor of Istanbul. High acquaintances came in handy when the famous singer Sevim Tanurek collided with the car that was driving without a license in 1998, who died just over 24 hours later. A few days later, Burak Erdogan appeared to have a diploma and finally, with interventions from above, got rid of him with a small fine.
In 2006, he and his associates established a shipping company with a registered capital of 1 million Turkish pounds. Just six months later, the company buys $ 1.7 million worth of offices, and after a corresponding period, its capital has risen to … Turkish Pound 2 million.
The opposition later complained that while the Erdogan government remained committed to high-level rhetoric with Israel, which also led to a reduction in trade and economic trade between the two countries, the “Safran -1” , altogether one of the two ships he now owns. Burak Erdogan’s MB Shipping Co came and went in Israel transporting goods.
However, the evolution of this company turned out to be more than … leaps and bounds. In 2013 it emerged that he bought his sixth ship, the 91,000-ton Maltese-flagged “Pretty”, almost as much as the rest of the company’s tonnage. Erdogan’s son’s new acquisition was built in China for $ 20 million.
The youngest son, Bilal Erdogan, who following in the family footsteps in his father’s footsteps was born in 1981, he studied at Harvard, USA, while he also worked for a time at the World Bank and has two children. In 2006, when his father had already become prime minister, he returned to Turkey to coordinate the affairs of the “family”.
There are many accusations that have been made against him in the past, most of them centered on financial corruption, where he seems to have a special talent. Among other things, he has been accused of money laundering, various deals with the sale of state land – of course at a high price – but also prosecutions against dissident journalists, the military, prosecutors and high-ranking police officers. It is noted in 2014 that the great scandal broke out, with the recorded telephone call to his own father, during which there was talk of payments for public land worth 10 million dollars. Of course, the scandal was covered up, to be attributed to various “enemies” of the country.
Bilal Erdogan has also become known as the “Islamic State Oil Minister” because on occasions both Russians and Syrians have publicly denounced him for having strong ties to terrorist networks and smuggling oil to jihadists. Of course, his activities were not hidden from the ruling party and his father, Tayyip. It is noted that he too suddenly became a large shipowner and is one of the three shareholders of BMZ, a multinational shipping company. Of course, all the trials against him, both in Turkey and in Italy, as well as in other countries, were immediately covered up.
It is noted that in May 2016, the German Bild reported that Erdogan’s eldest daughter Esra had been involved in a corruption scandal in 2013 together with her brother Bilal. In 2007 he married Berat Albayrak, who is currently Turkey’s Minister of Energy and is ready to become Prime Minister. Berat Albayrak, according to German reports that came to light in the spring of 2017, is entangled up to his neck in the corruption archives known as the “Malta Archives”.
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