Ruben Safrastyan: Erdogan will try to unite three Turkeys in the coming years
According to Ruben Safrastyan, director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences, snap parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey showed that there are three kinds of Turkey. "The first is Turkey's main part, which has voted for Erdogan, the second is the western seaside regions, which have secular ideas, and the third is the Kurdish region." According to the director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Erdogan will try to unite these three Turkeys in the coming years and become not only regional, but also global player. "Erdogan stated that Turkey should become one of the 10 most powerful countries in the world." Ruben Safrastyan says it is remarkable that Erdogan's party got 7% less votes than the previous elections. The director of the Institute of Oriental Studies links this to the decline in the economic growth of the neighboring country and the deterioration of the social situation. Responding to the question "A1 +," Ruben Safrastyan also touched upon the numerous demonstrations preceding the elections in Turkey. "It was a new thing in Turkey, millions of people are dissatisfied with Erdogan, there is a possibility that this wave of protests will come out from the control of political forces and protests will continue."
