It's by no.means certain that Erdoğan will win the next round of elections. Turkey is still a democracy. But it's not helped by silly, unsubstantiated and mendacious articles such as the Times one claiming that the Special Operations Police now work for him, alongside the Jandarma. This story is completely false.
What we should be focussing on is the bills passing through Congress which will deny Turkey military technologies - including the F35 - and Will, as a result, boost Erdoğan's votes and drive a wedges between Turkey and the West.