Turkey's Political Future, Challenging Roads, and Potential Opportunities

Türkiye has always been an important actor in global politics with its historical and geographical location. However, in recent years, the country's political scene has faced various challenges, resulting in an uncertain future expectation. However, important opportunities also lie within these uncertainties.

Authoritarian Tendency and Democratic Recovery: Turkey has shown a tendency towards authoritarianism in recent years during the Justice and Development Party's rule. Due to some populist policies, there has been a decline in basic democratic principles such as media freedom, human rights and independence of justice. However, this process is not irreversible. Turkey's political future can be shaped by strengthening democratic institutions and restarting the democratization process. This can only be achieved if political actors show a sincere will for democratic reforms and ensure the participation of different segments of society.

Global and Regional Dynamics: One of the important factors shaping Turkey's political future is global and regional dynamics. Conflicts in neighboring countries such as Syria, Iraq and Libya affect Turkey's foreign policy. Additionally, relations with the European Union and relations with great powers such as Russia and the USA also affect Turkey's political course. While balancing these dynamics, Türkiye can strengthen its political stability by emphasizing international cooperation and diplomacy.

Economic Challenges and the Need for Reform: Another important factor affecting Turkey's political future is the economic situation. Economic fluctuations, inflation and exchange rate fluctuations in recent years have increased uncertainty within the country. Structural reforms and sustainable growth strategies are needed to ensure economic stability. If the current government prioritizes economic reforms and pursues a transparent economic policy, it can strengthen Turkey's political stability and increase the confidence of international investors.

Social Harmony and Diversity: Turkey's political future will also be shaped by social harmony and diversity. Our country, where different ethnic, religious and cultural groups live together, should see this diversity as a wealth and provide an environment where everyone's rights and freedoms are protected. Promoting social tolerance, dialogue and participation can strengthen Turkey's political stability and social cohesion.

Although Turkey's political future is full of uncertainties, these uncertainties also contain important opportunities. Steps to be taken in areas such as democratization, economic reforms, international cooperation and social harmony can strengthen Turkey's political stability and enable the country to move towards a brighter future. In this process, it is important for political leaders and all segments of society to work together and unite around a common vision.

A Flawless Fifth Column Work

One week after the local elections in Turkey, which resulted in the victory of the opposition...

• With the strange negligence of the judiciary and the provocation of the separatist party, terrorist organization sympathizers took to the streets in many provinces.

• The so-called Gaza sensitivity brought together the marginal right, the marginal left and some Islamist groups. A social media-supported provocation was staged against the government using the lie of "trade with Israel".

• FETO's fugitive scribes attempted to assassinate the reputation of many well-known AK Party members, especially the Minister of Environment and Urbanization Mehmet Özhaseki, who coordinated the work in the earthquake zone, with fake documents.

• In Sancaktepe, where the municipality changed hands, the lie that former mayor Şeyma Döğücü had a jacuzzi in her office was refuted within 2 hours, but became the most talked about topic on the country's agenda. (An effort to create a perception of corruption and waste)

• Youth and fan groups were once again separated and manipulated through football in a way that strengthened the perception that "there is no justice in the country."

• There is no need to further ado... Immediately after the election, Turkey came under the influence of a flawless "Fifth Column" activity, the preparations for which had been completed in advance.

• They circulate a new perception and lie every day to pit society against each other with social media lies and fake agendas.

• They want to make the state, which could not be captured through actual intervention (the July 15, 2016 treason), suitable for intervention through propaganda, espionage, sabotage, terrorism and manipulations. One of their most important goals is to prevent the Turkish Armed Forces' operation in Northern Iraq.

• There can be no other explanation for the fact that political movements and groups, which are not at all similar to each other and whose coming together is contrary to the normal flow of life and politics, put their burden on the government with a complete alliance immediately after the election...

Someone is pressing all the buttons at the same time.

Resist Türkiye...

31 March 2024 Local Elections Analysis

• AK Party lost approximately 8 million votes compared to the 2019 local elections...

• CHP won 1 million votes.

• This means that millions of AK Party voters did not go to the polls even after their votes for other parties were counted.

• The reaction of retirees, minimum wage earners and low-income earners, who are most affected by the problems in the economy, at the ballot box and their support despite everything should be read correctly by centre-right politics. The cliché that this nation will not vote for CHP is no longer valid. He showed that he could give.

• The opposition knows that the results of the ballot box are reaction votes rather than its own success, and if it acts accordingly and carries out successful municipal management, it will become assertive in general politics. If he cannot do this, it is inevitable that he will face a result similar to 1994.

• Despite everything, the most effective and powerful actor in Turkish politics is still President Erdoğan... He is the only political figure who can receive meaningful votes from all constituencies. Erdogan, who increased the vote of his party, which fell to 38% in the 2009 local elections, to 47% in 2011, can achieve this again.