Maybe the biggest weakness is the massive levels of corruption and cronyism. Just think of all the unqualified idiots that have taken important positions within Turkiye because of erdogan. One of most glaring failures was him placing his shockenly incompetent other son in law in charge of the central bank. Everyone knew that was a disaster, but the country had to lose and lose big time before he was replaced.
But at the end of the day Turkiye is exactly where she belongs and she belongs there because of the general level of intelligence of the population. You can't expect a nation where half the population gets aroused/excited when they hear "They may have dollars, but we have Allah" to be a first world nation. That sort of talk is stuff you should only hear in the middle ages.
A rational society would hear such talk and turn on that leader knowing that it means he has no answers to solve the terrible economy he created. Because that terrible economy means everyone in family is going to suffer more economic hardships.
Of course i am not protect them but the unqualified idiots also in Japan top.Japan leaders also send their power to their stupid sons

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Yoshirō Mori - Wikipedia
The media coverage of Mori's term as prime minister was dominated by his gaffes and undiplomatic comments. Even prior to his election as prime minister, he had been described in the Japanese media as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark".
But maybe the difference was that they had very good middle class.