Recep Tayyip returned to power for the third time in a row. He termed his victory as the victory of 80 million people of Turkey. He urged everyone to work together. Many challenges await him.
Pulling Turkey out of the economic crisis that has been going on for the past four years may be the biggest challenge for Erdogan. Solving the Syrian crisis is also a big issue. Erdoğan has so far supported interest rate cuts.
Whether he will continue like this or raise interest rates again to deal with the economic crisis is now the key issue. People’s purchasing power has decreased from before. They are not satisfied with the current economic situation.
In the election promise, Erdoğan gave hope to eliminate the economic crisis of the people. The Turkish lira has depreciated significantly against the US currency. Turkey’s stock market is also not doing well.
Moreover, solving the refugee problem is also a big challenge in front of Erdoğan. It remains to be seen whether he can repatriate refugees and accept all of Bashar al-Assad’s demands.
To do this, Erdogan must withdraw Turkish troops from Syria. The issue of Turkey’s silence is also involved here. It also remains to be seen how Turkey’s relationship with NATO and the US will move forward.
Türkiye is no longer willing to carry the burden of refugees. Erdoğan has been praised by everyone for his remarkable work for women and minorities. Moreover, we will have to wait to see how Turkey’s role in the war with Russia and Ukraine will be.