What will happen to Turkey, the world after Erdogan re-election

Rexhep Tayp Erdogan was only the longest-lived ruler of modern Turkey. The results of yesterday's elections are a support for the president's increasingly strict moves that will raise alarm sounds in the corridors of Western powers.

The other leaders, from Russia's Vladimir Putin to Somalia's Mohammed Abdullah, were quick to congratulate former footballer and former Istanbul chairman for victory.

The June 24th election players are Turks, the Turkish nation, the suffering in our region and all the oppressed in the world,” said Erdogan in his victory speech. But what do these results really say?

Erdogan has increased power

Erdogan begins his new five-year term as president with the takeover of new powers guaranteed by the referendum closely won last year that was strongly denounced by his critics as a blast grip of power.

Under the new system, the prime minister's office will be abolished, the powers of parliament will be reduced, and the president is given a very broad executive authority. Erdogan will also be allowed to compete for another term, meaning he may be in office until 2028.

Erdogan has consolidated power in every step he has taken in his career. He has suppressed antigovernmental protests, and in 2013 avoided a corruption investigation into his immediate circle. After a military stamp to remove his government from power in 2016, he eliminated his oponents by firing tens of thousands of government employees, insulating critical voices, and tightening the media.

Bad News for the Opposition

The opposition did its best, but was eventually disappointed with the election outcome. However, although the opposition is quite silent in Turkey, nearly half of Turkish voters have voted against Erdogan.

Mixed Results for Kurds

The Turkish Army has been fighting separatists from the Kurdistan Labour Party, considered it a terrorist organisation by the United States, the EU and others for nearly four decades.

Despite their enemy's spectacular winners Sunday, there have been celebrations in many Turkish villages. The democratic People's Party has managed to enter parliament by making over 10% elections, and unable to defeat Erdogan's plan to exclude the Kurdish representation in parliament.

This has been achieved despite that Selahattin Demirtas, the party's candidate for president, was in prison accused of terrorism.

Worse Days for Freedom of Speech

A overwhelming climate of fear has wrapped the media landscape in Turkey. According to Amnesty International, more than 120 journalists have been imprisoned since the failed 2016 stamp. The question now is whether Erdogan will release them or not. In any case, the bias of media was clear along the election campaign and on election night as well, when opposition politicians were not given space when the results came out.

The economy is still in slippery territory

Turkish lira has risen for more than 3% on Monday, and the country's stock index advanced. But this trend could be short, however.

Turkey's Vault, Lira, has suffered dramatically since the failed pimp in July 2016. The Central Bank has raised interest rates for nearly 18%.

Erdogan, who said he wanted greater control of the economy, has made things worse by demanding that he check the interest rates as well. Foreign investors, who fear they might lose independence from the central bank, have left.

Turkey's Syria offensive to continue

Erdogan said Turkey would continue to clear Syrian lands during the victory speech Sunday, as Reuters reported. Since January, Turkey has been conducting military operations by attacking Kurdish groups in northwest Syria to clear areas close to its borders by militias, which it considers terrorists.

The offensive has put Turkey's relations with the US at risk, with Nato's allies supporting some of the Kurdish forces.

Turkey's EU path has never seemed further

Turkey, which has a part of its territory in Europe, has applied to join the European Union thirty years ago. This road to EU accession for Turkey has always been difficult, but under Erdogan, it has become even more difficult to remember growing concerns about the human rights situation in the country.

These were the first elections in which Erdogan has not criticised the EU, perhaps feeling fear of the increasingly secular economy. However, some analysts think that he now wants to improve relations from a position of power.

Erdogan keeps an eye on the Ottoman Empire

Turkey's ongoing foreign policy has tried to rebuild relations with former territories once occupied by the Ottoman Empire. Ankara describes these resolutions as derived from brotherly colloquial “”. T IKA is the national agency implementing projects throughout the Balkans, in the Middle East and Africa. /Periscopi