Today, Turkey's political climate, under Erdoğan's iron-fisted authoritarian rule, continues to head down a perilous and uncertain path. Laws which have taken on conservative religious undertones are haphazardly introduced or amended, in order to maintain the power of the President, and appeals or legal challenges are proscribed. The electoral law has been changed to further disadvantage the opposition parties. Steps to remove more opposition parliamentarians’ immunity have been flagged. Public spaces are closed off to gatherings of a political nature, and police act with impunity, violently shutting them down. After losing key municipalities in the 2019 local elections, the government is taking steps to curtail the legislative powers of opposition mayors, and these steps will continue to suffocate areas that are not under the direct control of Erdoğan and the AKP. The President and his allies’ verbal attacks against individuals and groups are more aggressive and mean-spirited than ever. Supporters of the government seem ever-more emboldened, resulting in an increase of violent assaults on opposition figures and journalists, with the offenders either let off with minimal punishment or authorities displaying little interest in investigating crimes further. There exist serious accusations and evidence of systematic government malpractice, corruption and government-mafia relations across all levels; yet, the judiciary does not act, and the media landscape, monopolised by the AKP, turns a blind eye to these stories. The government and its networks act with impunity, as a law unto themselves. Democratic institutions merely exist in name. The arbitrary, top-down approach to fiscal decisions has been the cause of the rapid decline of the economy, resulting in high unemployment rates and an ever-increasing cost of living for the average citizen. The political opposition has made small gains, reflected by its municipal victories, and has remained steadfast in spite of the authoritarian system, offering hope for the re-democratising of the country in a post-Erdoğan era. That said, Erdoğan's and the AKP's electoral ratings, albeit in slow decline, remain ahead of the opposition.