I would agree that Turkey had an authoritarian government for most of the 20th Century.
If you call napalming and strafing protestors in the streets of Ankara authoritarian, then yes;
if you call setting aside an entire province for criminals and enemies of the state authoritarian, then yes;
If you call shelling a rebellious town with artillery authoritarian, then yes;
if you call disappearing citizens in the dead of night authoritarian, the yes;
if you call showing all existent medieval torture implements to its imprisoned citizens authoritarian, then yes - you are correct; it is just a run of the mill authoritarian state.
Try living there a year or two and get back to me.
Re: “Try living there a year or two and get back to me.”
Yes. I agree.
Only a person who has lived in Turkey can understand its history and its government.
I withdraw my previous intemperate Comments.