Turkey Elections: Is Erdogan's win democratic? Or is Turkey turning into a dictatorship?

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Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, just won his election again with 53% of vote share in the first round. He's been in power since 2014. But after his win, many have predicted that Turkey might be turning into a dictatorship. Because after a failed coup in 2016, Turkey has jailed 3000 journalists over allegations that they are terrorists. And more than 100,000 state employees were fired over allegations they were 'enemies of the people.' The majority of private TV channels are under Erdogan. And the leader of the opposition party had to contest the elections from jail. So are these signs of a dictatorship? Or a democratic presidency?

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