By Sondoss Al Asaad 

Is al-Julani imitating Erdogan’s experience? 

BEIRUT - Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s political experience was based on not clashing with the Turkish deep state, but rather focusing on strengthening his popular legitimacy, as his Islamic Justice and Development Party has ruled Turkey, a secular country, since 2002. First, the imperialist Western media outlets presented Turkey as a model of moderate Islam.