Turkey is evolving into an autocratic presidential system under Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Even in this country, the controversial president has many supporters. His much-quoted long arm reaches as far as Austria, and numerous Austro-Turks express their gratitude for his attention. While the community is ideologically held hostage, it serves as a willing bastion of Ankara - and how do media and politics respond to this phenomenon? Foreign policy journalist Duygu Özkan has spoken with supporters and opponents, as well as with those for whom politics plays no role in their daily lives. This has resulted in a multifaceted portrait that neither demonizes nor idealizes.