Just another manic week

TURKEY - Report 30 Oct 2022 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

The governing alliance seems to have lost the momentum it enjoyed over the summer months, as a key MP defected from AKP, while President Erdogan’s heavily promoted “Independence Day Vision Statement” failed to excite. AKP might be in more trouble, if the opposition claims -- of more defections from the party -- are true.

The main opposition alliance, the Table of Six (ToS), leaders will summit on November 14, but don’t expect anything that will capture the imagination of the body public -- the committee work takes a long time. However, the opposition enjoys a clear superiority in field work and the business community may be slowly turning its back to Erdogan, despite the ever-present threat of retaliation.

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