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The parliamentary and presidential elections held on May 14 this year in Turkey, to which the special attention of external observers is riveted, nevertheless did not surprise with their results. First of all, the elections confirmed the high tension and the state of an almost proportional split in Turkish society into supporters and opponents of Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu, East and West, radical Islamic and moderately secular, imperial-independent and republican-pro-Western path of development of the country…

Observing the electoral process in today’s Turkey provides information that experts could not previously have guessed (or they were making their own assumptions without being able to confirm them). This refers to topics of primarily external nature rather than just to internal political interactions between the ruling party and the opposition bloc. The author is reminiscing on private discussions he had with knowledgeable analysts regarding the nature and patterns of relations between Turkey and its biggest NATO partner, the United States. At the time, despite direct consultations with members of the American political…

The custom of intensifying expert analysis before general elections is an unavoidable political procedure. Expert opinions can both diverge and converge at the same time, leading to non-standard conclusions in one case and vice versa in the other. However, readers and observers are only interested in these analyses when they are backed up by compelling evidence. Because of the peculiarities of current world affairs and local politics in this country, a considerable number of analysts are interested in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. Due to the growth in our relations, the sizeable and ambitious projects of partnership…