Discuss how authoritarianism is supported in certain countries based on religious teachings and values, using Turkey and Erdogan as an example.
These people are supporters of authoritarianism.  They feel a strong need for order, clear simple solutions to complicated problems.  Their religious teachings values respecting elders over independence, obiedience over self-reliance and good manners over curiosity.  Like other countries Turkey is split into rural/urban, educated elites versus hoards of uneducated believers.  Erdogan  has taken in more than 2 million Syrian refugees and these are not the elites of Syria.  One Turkish commentator speculated Erdogan did this since he knows these newcomers would support his values.  In my neighborhood I've met at 5 young men (one woman) from wealthy Turkish families who are studying here and have no intention of going back.  They are well aware of what Erdogan is doing and appear to have given up on their country.   They know they are becoming outnumbered by those who crave a dictatorship and who only want for their children is what is outlined in their holy book.  Human stupidity, yes.