Erdoğan and Davutoğlu: the Right Formula for New Turkey
The first months of Davutoğlu's premiership are likely to be part of a transition period during which the foundations of the new political setting will be laid down without radical changes in the cabinet and main policy priorities.
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The AK Party, and the New Era
Erdoğan remains at the heart of this dynamic, and any perspective clashing with the aforementioned vision is bound to alienate supporters over the longer run. Elite change, which would prevent such developments, represents the greatest insurance policy for the AK Party.
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People tend to think about politics in terms of decades. Thanks to Turkey's transformation, we are currently contemplating the next decade of the country's politics with exclusive reference to political parties and the agency of their leaders.
Turkey's constitution shows that the post of presidency wasn't intended to be merely symbolic or ceremonial - it only morphed into this due to military interference.
Erdoğan's victory on Aug. 10, despite serious attempts to undermine his administration, marks the beginning of a new era in Turkish politics.
The Turkish people not only elected Erdogan, but they also voted against the founding ideology of the Republic.
Erdoğan Will Disappoint the Crisis Lobby
Politically, the "crisis lobby" is playing to the hope that there will be an existential crisis within the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) stemming from problems of leadership transition.
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What Erdoğan Represents
Erdoğan's timely, direct and proactive moves reduced the time span of Turkey's normalization and democratization, and promoted economic stability.
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Erdoğan's speech suggests that he desires to promote his notion of citizenship in the New Turkey. However, winning the presidential race also provided him with the legitimacy and opportunity to fully implement reforms for the Kurds and the Alevi community.
Erdogans presidential victory highlights that despite Turkeys polarisation over the Kemalist era's legacy the vast majority see him as the best route towards a modern, prosperous society.
The new paradigm should prioritize improvements in national savings and productivity increases in advanced manufacturing sectors via comprehensive investments in elite human potential, new forms of infrastructure and technological capacity.
Erdoğan's electoral victory will change the political system in Turkey, and potentially create a new dynamism in Turkish politics by creating two active executive bodies in the government.
