17/09, 05:30
TürkiyeErdoğan, defeat and the Kurdish opening
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Erdoğan is looking for ways to protect his rule as his current support looks too weak for another term, while writers revisit what it means for Turkish parties to accept defeat. The dispute is whether sharper political moves can manage the uncertainty around the Kurdish opening without deepening the legitimacy problem.
PositionsErdoğan lacks the support for a straightforward reelection and is testing several maneuvers to stay in office. — Ruşen Çakır (Medyascope) · A democratic party must know how to accept defeat; İnönü did that better than CHP's later self-image suggests. — Yıldıray Oğur (Serbestiyet)
Subject: Türkiye · Source origin: Turquia · Languages: Turkish