Where Turkey is Heading?
... (AK) party took office in late 2002, the Turkish economy has grown significantly and Turkey has become an influential actor in the Middle East. The country is more prosperous in all respects. What is it then that is causing major dissatisfaction with Erdogan’s rule? To make a long story short, we can say that these protests have three dimensions: 1) environmentalist, social concerns, 2) dissatisfaction of the “interest lobby” and the “losers” of the new Turkey, and 3) growing concerns of the big international players over Turkey’s regional ...
08.07.2013