This earthquake could be the end of Erdogan

The country is also in the eye of the vortex of tensions involving Russia in the north, NATO to the west, Middle East to the south and Iran to the east. Given the apocalypse of human losses and physical damage caused throughout the region by last week's mega-ringe of over 33,000 deaths and the number continues to increase is understandable for politics to stop, and the priority to pass humanitarian aid. But earthquakes, especially in Turkey, also have political consequences, says Mark Almond of the Daily Telegraph.

Opposition politicians immediately went into the attack, blaming what they describe as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's autocratic style for delays in the response to aid and the fact that poor construction has been allowed by firms allegedly owned by his political friends. Such charges cast a dangerous poison on the Turkish head of state before the May 14th elections.

All in Turkey remember how the last super-term of 1999 paved the way for Erdogan's election victory in 2002, when the ruling secularists were expelled by angry voters from poor construction standards and rampant corruption. Turkey addressed Erdogan's Islamists because of his reputation as an excellent mayor of Istanbul, whom he really cleaned up a generation ago by removing the mountains of untapped waste.

24 hours before the February 6th earthquake, it appeared that the nationalist card would donate him another presidential mandate. On the other hand, countries Ankara labels as supporters of Kurdish terrorism used to block Sweden's NATO entry streamed with an impressive influx of aid, undermining Turkey's enemies' concept.

Vladimir Putin has focused his help on Bashar Al Assad's Syria, and all of this could have an impact on political attitudes within Turkey, triggering a popular review of what the friendly countries and true allies are, and Erdogan continues Almond today, finds himself in a vulnerable position as ever.