ህገ መንግስቱን ለመለወጥ ያላቸውን ተነሳሽነት በተደጋጋሚ ያሳዩት ኤርዶጋን በቱርክ ታሪክ ከነበሩ እጅግ በጣም ብርቱ እና ከፍተኛ ጉጉት ካላቸው መሪዎች አንዱ ተደርጎው በሰፊው ይታያሉ፡፡
Erdogan, who has stated his ambition to change the constitution on a number of occasions, is widely viewed as one of the most powerful and ambitious rulers in Turkey's history.