Did Erdogan learn from the recent defeat?

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the meeting of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) with Özgur Ozel, the leader of the People’s Republic Party (CHP), was an important event on the Turkish political scene. Because in the last two decades, he has always ridiculed and humiliated this old party and was not willing to meet with the party leader. However, Kılıçdaroğlu’s defeat in the 2023 presidential election and handing over the leadership of the People’s Republic Party to a young politician named Özgur Ozel changed the scene.

Erdogan was one of the first politicians in Turkey. who mocked the new changes in the leadership of the largest opposition party and declared that Ozel cannot bring about change either. But this false prediction came true and this pharmacist and young politician was able to inject fresh blood into the party’s veins within a few months and impose a heavy and unprecedented defeat on Erdogan and his party in the 2023 Turkish municipal elections. As a result, Erdoğan abandoned his previous positions and agreed to meet with the party leader. /Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/02/17/1403021715165016829966814.jpg”/>

Erdogan and Özel’s meeting was widely reflected in the Turkish media and everyone concluded that Erdogan As the leader of a losing party, he has to listen more carefully and attentively to the criticisms of his opposing party. Because the votes of this party, for the first time, exceeded the votes of Erdogan’s party. It cannot change its policies and it cannot continue its activities as usual. Did Erdogan learn a lesson from the recent defeat?

These days, everyone is curious Many are looking for an answer to this question: Will Erdogan’s political character change or not? Has he learned a lesson and learned the necessary lessons from the heavy defeat of the March 31 elections? If he has learned a lesson, will he be more democratic and tolerant from now on?

Thinking about the above questions is important because because of that electoral defeat, he finally agreed with the leader of the Republican Party. to visit Khalq. Yes, he accepted Ozgur Ozel. As a result, TV channels showed the pictures and photos several times and everyone tried to analyze their facial expressions and the message of the visit correctly.

Everyone is looking for a reason to hope. Because the political atmosphere of Turkey is practically locked.

Even though Erdogan lost the election, his exaggerated slogans continue and he talks about the “century of Turkey” day and night. He is still looking to change the curriculum of schools and the evidence shows that the government created by the Justice and Development Party has been very weak and ineffective in the field of education.

Lagging behind Turkey in the field of science, technology and research and development, due to the lack of empathy and understanding of students with the curriculum imposed by the ruling party and the general poor quality of education. The 22-year-old government of the Justice and Development Party has a big role in the problem of the Turkish education system. It is not an exaggeration to say that education is an area in which Erdogan’s government has failed even more than the economy and the judiciary, and the level of inefficiency and failure is very, very serious.

Now the master plan Reforming the education system and changing education courses have been presented to people and experts, and only one week has been given for participation, protest and criticism.

A disappointing example for those who are hoping for change. Universities, educators, experts, unions, parents and anyone else who is interested in an issue that directly affects the future of the country, has only one week, and even if it is a protest or participation, the process of the government’s response and reaction to those protests , it is an unknown mystery and no one knows how and with what method, an important new subject is going to be included in the already completed curriculum!

If you expect change from the government and Erdogan, There is dialogue and use of common sense, we should have agreed on this first. Because there is no more important issue.

Erdogan, against change

It is no secret that Erdogan does not accept change as a necessity. He thinks everything is right and he doesn’t need to change anything! In the situation that Erdoğan is still working as before and has not made any changes in the plans of the party and the government, how can we expect change!? In the presidential system, Erdoğan gained unlimited powers and all his actions were approved by the party, and no one could ever ask him to change anything.

The existence of five years of very weak management of Erdogan’s government, which can be considered the lost years of Turkey, Erdogan’s agenda in the administration of the country did not change, and he still won the presidential and parliamentary elections, and as a result, everything continued as usual.

But in any case, the recent elections were a huge shock for Erdogan and he saw the party under his command fall to the rank of the second party in Turkey for the first time. But instead of looking for change, he wants to find a way to escape from this failure and get out of the current situation!

Erdogan hopes with delaying and time-consuming tactics, down Bringing expectations and distracting everyone will drag the current situation. But such a thing is not possible. He wants to escape from this danger without making any changes. But this is not only not logical, but it is not possible for Erdogan, and Turkey’s economic conditions do not allow the president’s team to easily waste time and ignore people’s protests.

Erdogan’s general idea about Turkey’s problems is that if Finance Minister Mehmet Shimsek brings in some foreign currency from different countries, all knots will be untied and Turkey will not need reforms and democratization!

Erdogan is not willing to think about concepts such as change, democracy, law and transparency. He has an easier way and thinks that if he allocates a huge amount of money to the pensioners, there will be no obstacles. Because he still thinks that the retirees did not want to vote for the Justice and Development Party this time due to not getting a holiday or bonus.

But the global economic conditions are not in favor of Turkey Even if Mehmet Şimşek’s economic plan is successful, he may not be able to generate enough money to distribute it liberally. On the other hand, recommending economic austerity and tightening belts will further alienate people from Erdogan.

The latest polls show that the People’s Republic Party is still on the first place and the most popular. The party is Turkey. As a result, Erdoğan has no time to delay and we must say, the current conditions are not in favor of Erdoğan and his party.

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