Ennahda Movement: The Road Ahead
The election results indicate that various parties will seek to push the Ennahda Movement out of the government.
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The New Turkey's Challenges
If street violence undermines the nation's security and stability, the country might end up short of a stable environment to build a more democratic political system.
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Turkey is going through challenging times from a number of angles, but fortunately, there is sufficient political and administrative capacity as well as crisis management experience to overcome these challenges.
ErdoÄŸan was right when he protested Western media reports associating Turkey with ISIS and the politically motivated decisions of credit rating agencies that contradicted their approach toward similar economies.
The 62nd government that was formed last week undoubtedly carried ErdoÄŸan's seal as the majority of the previously-appointed ministers kept their posts.
If you were to scratch today's date off a number of ideologically-charged opposition papers and replaced them with, say, 1989 or 2002, you would encounter no absurd situation.
Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Era
In this new era of Turkish politics, unsurprisingly there will be significant continuities in many public policy realms. The new government formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu will continue most of the policies and projects that were started earlier.
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Economic Depth: Economics of DavutoÄŸlu Premiership
Now as the prime minister, DavutoÄŸlu will show his integrationist and internationalist character by placing a premium on macroeconomic stability and expansion of external economic links to stimulate exports and growth.
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The first months of DavutoÄŸlu'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.
ErdoÄŸan 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.
The main question here is whether the increasing ties between these two countries result in a significant shift in the geopolitics of the region or is it just a conjectural marriage of convenience for both countries.
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.
The Turkish people not only elected Erdogan, but they also voted against the founding ideology of the Republic.
ErdoÄŸan'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.
Moody's criteria in rating countries mainly include political stability, growth potential, debt dynamics and economic stability. Based on these factors, there seems to be no excuse for not upgrading Turkey to the fit-forinvestment level long before 2013.
The Gülenist parallel state began to operate with help from affiliated members of law enforcement, public prosecutors and judges, the covert organization gained access to all levels of government.
