GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
A Summer of Discontent Awaits Turkey
May 3, 2019 | 16:42 GMT
(ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- There are signs of divisions within Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party as it debates how to react to the defeats it suffered in municipal elections on March 31 and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should soften his authoritarian tactics.
- Meanwhile, Erdogan's questionable foreign policy and security choices are increasing the possibility of sanctions and a rupture with the United States and NATO.
- The more Erdogan tries to stiffen his hard-line posture at home and abroad, the more he will struggle to maintain a perception of competence with Turkish citizens who are looking for a leader to choose societal interests over those of power and party.
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