Sensitive Times Require Resolve and Statesmanship
We will observe the unveiling of new political and electoral dynamics in the run up to the elections, but whatever happens on the political scene, resumption of the sense of political stability and predictability will be the key to support brave decisions that the security and economy bureaucracies might be expected to take in the coming days and months.
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The Real Danger is Economic Instability
Economic stability should be dearly protected despite all political and security-related complications, as it represents the most concrete and rational barrier between the "old" and "new" Turkey.
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There were two additional reasons, which deserve attention. One is short-term considerations and the second is ideological differences.
In line with its multidimensional foreign policy line in recent years, Ankara adopted an attitude of proactive engagement with major regional institutional organizations such as the Arab League, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the African Union.
The developments following the elections and breakdown of the reconciliation process demonstrated that the HDP's unprecedented success in the elections was indeed a pyrrhic victory.
Turkey wants to take violence and chaos away from its doors. For this, it supports initiated defensive attacks against the strongholds of both PYD and ISIL.
Turkey and the Fight Against ISIS
The fight against ISIS necessitates an agreement between Turkey and the international coalition to counteract ISIS and protect the countries bordering ISIS-controlled areas.
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Resisting the Spiral of Terror
The shocking aspect of the wave of terrorist violence that struck Turkey this week was that it originated from the radical-Islamist ISIS and secular-Kurdish nationalist PKK at the same time.
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Turkeys construction, textiles, automotive and appliance companies might benefit from the expected expansion in the Iranian economy, which might accomplish double-digit growth figures in the coming years.
Both the CHP and the MHP leadership openly state that they would rather stay in opposition than serve in the nations political leadership.
Turkey is today in a very critical location due to multiple, evolving threats on its borders.
Turkeys next government must reflect each partys minimum requirements and modest goals rather than dreams of a grand transformation.
The opposition parties have come to accept that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the AK Party's founder and the mastermind behind the past decade's transformation, will remain a prominent figure in the political arena.
If it becomes clear that the AK Party and the CHP will fail to form a coalition government, the MHP will be faced with a tough decision. The party will either stick to its guns or limit its criticism of the AK Party to negotiate the terms of coalition.
After two years of political suppression, nobody was surprised by the recent decisions of the military junta courts to sentence Morsi and other prominent members of his party to death. It was something that was to be expected by such a regime.
Economists are fond of using the term new normal to depict the changing perception of normalcy in domestic and international markets following a major crisis, or turning point that radically alters the fundamental parameters of the system.
