Of Antonis Anzoletou
THE Turkish revisionism came to stay at least until the elections in June 2023. The answers were given by a recent survey of a large German political institution. 56% of Turks believe that some territories – beyond the country’s borders – belong to them and at the same time 61% want the government to spend even more money on armaments.
How is it possible for Tayyip Erdogan to defy the nationalist instincts of his compatriots?
At the moment, in fact, the alliance of the presidential party Justice and Development (ΑΚP) with Devlet Bahceli’s far-right Nationalist Action (MHP) partner. Military mobility and aggressive policy in the Aegean may be the “ticketWhich can secure him another term in the palace.
The point is how far he is determined to pull the rope. The picture of the ruling majority may be better than two months ago – mainly because of the Ukrainian crisis – but The election path for Erdogan is long.
The opposition is rallying against him and the mayor of Ankara, Mansour Yavas, and the far-right leader, Meral Aksener, polls still have the upper hand in questions related to the next most suitable person for the presidency of the country. As for the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, he is closely following Tayyip Erdogan.
Recent research of the company Eurasia had shown how If elections were held today and 2-3 opposition parties were allied, they would win the current governing alliance.
The big question inside Turkey is who will lead the opposition coalition to duel with Erdogan. During his visit to Sarajevo, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in an interview with Balkan Insight, stressed: “Opposition to scrutinize nomination of best presidential candidate in 2023 elections».
In fact, he added that when the ballot boxes are set up “the opposition will triumph». At the same time, top government officials, such as Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu or Hulusi Akar They may be looking forward to the next day as Erdogan is already approaching 70 and his course is long in the political affairs of the country. He served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014, for three consecutive terms, while he also served as Mayor of Istanbul (1994-1998). With his victory in the presidential elections in August 2014, he became the first Turkish president to be elected by the people, after Abdullah Gul.
Erdogan in order to strengthen his profile, in the short time left, is once again playing a dangerous game. The economy is not doing well and according to analysts only a miracle could change the bad picture with inflation soaring. It is considered certain that he will invest in geopolitics. He did it in 2018 and won the elections by establishing a despotic regime.
The Turkish president has once again spread the fan of his actions in the wider region. He is trying to bring Putin and Zelensky to the same table and at the same time continues his attacks on the Kurds in Iraq and Syria. A “cold” a “heat” is the tactic that brings back to the Aegean.
It is characteristic that the day after the 41 overflights and 168 violations, no aircraft of Ankara violated the Greek airspace.
And of course in this setting he insists on fake news against Greece. «Unfortunately, Greece in the Aegean and the Mediterranean continues its provocative actions – efforts. Like provocative rhetoric. While we tell them we are in favor of peace, dialogue and good neighborly relations, they stubbornly continue their provocations and violationsSaid Hulusi Akar.
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