Consecutive statements and Twitter messages by United States President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence late July 26 have made obvious the crisis in ties between the U.S. and Turkey, two NATO allies.
It has been a month since the June 24 elections and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has almost established the most essential parts of his new administration, although more needs to be done in the coming period.
The whole nation remembers the July 15 martyrs with great respect and it’s our duty to underline democracy for which citizens have sacrificed their lives
Turkey’s historic change in its governmental system took place on July 9 after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn into office with new powers. Turkey’s nearly 95-year-old parliamentary system has now been replaced by an executive presidential system with major differences from many other models being implemented in the world.
A new era in Turkish politics will be launched on July 9 as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan takes his oath, announces the new governmental structure, and appoints vice presidents as well as ministers and other senior officials.
It was clear that the results of Turkey’s June 24 elections would bring about a new in-house dynamism to the Republican People’s Party (CHP), after Muharrem İnce - a former physics teacher who ran for the presidency against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - garnered 30.6 percent of votes in his 52-day campaign.
The foreign policy of post-election Turkey signals the continuation of a multidimensional diplomacy under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule.
Turkey has left the June 24 presidential and parliamentary elections behind with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan clinching his rule for another five years, however, with more powers under the new government system.
Turkey will go to the polls on Sunday in one of its most decisive votes ever, electing both the president and the parliament. The two-month pre-election campaign will end this weekend, leaving the final word to around 60 million registered voters.
