The Tide Is Turning

TURKEY - Report 02 Feb 2014 by Atilla Yesilada
It is crunch time for AKP. After an unprecedented 11-year reign with few rivals of note, the party is facing severe challenges at home and abroad in the eve of do-or-die elections. Since Gezi Parki almost everything has gone wrong for AKP, which leads us to speculate that the tide may have turned for Erdogan. The AKP-Gulen Movement (GM) controversy, which erupted on December 17th last year, morphed into a confidence crisis, while January polls reveal an unambiguous slide in the party’s support.Moreover, new trouble with ISIS is brewing at the Syrian border, threatening to trigger another bo...

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