The Turkish Government’s repressive policies are escalating with the seizure of the country’s largest newspaper. President Recep Erdogan has been tightening his grip over the years since becoming prime minister in 2003. There has been widespread international criticism of his politicisation of the judiciary as well as moves against a free press. Early economic growth in his time in office has slowed partly due to the global situation but also to his habit of handing out business contracts as favours.
The Turkey country chart, 29 Oct 1923 8.30pm Ankara, has tr Pluto square and Solar Arc Pluto conjunct the Mars/Saturn midpoint in the 4th – so a time for the jackboot to be imposed on the populace. Tr Saturn is also exactly square the Pisces MC for the next two months which indicates setbacks, returning later in the year. Tr Uranus will oppose the 4th house Saturn from mid this year which will provoke more internal disruptions; and there’s a financial bubble-bursting Solar Arc Neptune conjunct Jupiter, exact in six months’ time.
The Bank of Turkey chart, 1 January 1932, looks completely trapped and very unsettled through the next two years especially, but over the following two as well. Tr Pluto will conjunct the BoT Mars in Capricorn this year and next, as tr Uranus squares the Pluto opposition Saturn; and tr Pluto will square Uranus this year as well. So a patch of very rough weather indeed economically.
Both Recep Erdogan’s personal chart and his Presidency chart – 26 Feb 1954, 28 Aug 2014 2pm Ankara – have heavily undermining Neptune influences. His Presidency chart has a cruel/ruthless Mars Saturn conjunction in Scorpio which has closed by Solar Arc to exact now; as has the Solar Arc Sun opposition Neptune – so extreme actions coming out of weakness and panic. Tr Pluto will also square the Uranus on this chart throughout this year leading to an unstable time.
His personal chart with a Mutable T square of Mars (Moon) in Sagittarius opposition Jupiter square a Pisces Sun Mercury Venus – is being chipped away at the foundations over the next three years by tr Neptune ins hard aspect to those planets. And tr Saturn opposition the Jupiter now and again in a few months’ time, deflating his confidence.
Weak men take desperate measures.