Mass demonstrations have swept the country, while fear of instability has crippled the Turkish stock market. The protesters are openly calling this a “Turkish Summer” and demanding Prime Minister Erdogan immediately resign.
It’s quite an international embarrassment, and the thousands of protesters wounded by brutal police offensives are going to be an enduring image, but analysts say that none of that has put Erdogan’s rule in serious jeopardy.
Erdogan’s autocratic policies, and his responded to small protests with large crackdowns and accusations of “terrorism” have been a real eye-opener, but his party’s stranglehold on the political process is still in place, and beyond a few opposition figures, he faces little criticism from actual officials.
And so far the signs are that his Justice and Development Party (AKP) just doesn’t care how Erdogan behaves, with his aides cheering every bellicose speech. One local AKP official resigned today in Igdir to protest the policy, but this seems to be the exception, rather than the rule.
The little political prestige that Turkish government had was destroyed when Erdogan started to think himself as THE new "lederhosen" man in the region wanting to change regimes after another for turkey to become the ruler model for nation to learn and be part of. This man forgot that the days of the Turkish dictatorial-militarism is over, that turkey elected this man when he was respectful to the Turkish people by respecting the principals in democracy.., now he needs to step down or the people will bring him down.
Putz-stop writing garbage
To please the West, for glory and an improved economy, Turkey is going all out to destroy Iran. And in the process making itself most vulnerable. So anything could happen.