Even before the AKP's election victory in June 2011, there were already concerns about Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism. Erdogan's intolerance of criticism, relentless self-confidence and tendency to surround himself with close supporters has led to a lack of diversification in policy. The size of the AKP's election victory in June 2011 firmly consolidated Erdogan in his position, to the point where he appeared convinced that he no longer needed to make concessions (such as on the Kurdish issue) and that virtually all problems could be solved through the application of his own will.
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