Whatever happens, when Erdogan goes, whatever follows will be worse, and not by a little bit. That fact acts like a bulletproof vest for him, and he needs one, because otherwise he’d have been assassinated by now.
Erdogan’s succession path is a bloody one.
But that is the norm for Islamic countries.
He chose to take Turkey down that path. He has no right to expect anything different. His actions say that he realizes the fact. His level of paranoia has risen steadily in my observation.