Oppress people for long enough and they'll oppress themselves.
The region Turkey lies in has been unfree for millennia. (Western) Europe's situation is only mildly better by a few millennia.
Compare this to places that had independent, tribal groups until 200 or 100 years ago and you'll understand why many people struggle to understand the value of freedom and democracy. They're like the victims of toxic relationships that subconsciously seek out new toxic partners every time.
Empires and dictatorship should have no place in this world, period.