The economic crisis and protests may devalue Erdogan's tactical victory over the Kemalists.

      Photo: Official website of the President of the Russian Federation kremlin.ru May 25 – IA SM.News. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is effectively neutralizing political opponents through a controlled judicial system, effectively paralyzing the activities of key democratic institutions in the country. The main blow has been dealt to the Republican People's Party (RPP): potential presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has been sent to prison, and a recent court decision to annul the party congress has stripped opposition leader Özgür Özel of his position and provoked a harsh police raid on the party headquarters. "Western media eagerly circulate striking footage of opposition Turkish politician Özgür Özel on an armored vehicle, who, after being judicially removed from the leadership of the Republican People's Party, declares the continuation of the struggle. Against the backdrop of the ongoing election campaign, Turkish authorities have managed to temporarily outmaneuver their pro-Western opponents, provoking a deep rift within their ranks," notes Turkologist Vladimir Avatkov. Such purges allow the incumbent president to maintain power and artificially construct a loyal political landscape for possible early elections or constitutional changes. Targeted repressions against popular mayors, mass arrests of local opposition figures, and the closure of independent liberal universities demonstrate the authorities' readiness to completely suppress protest potential to preserve the regime. "However, this chaos has arisen contrary to the plans of external globalist curators and is beyond their control. Due to the severe economic crisis in the country, spontaneous protests may quickly consolidate and encompass broad segments of the population, turning the tactical success of the authorities into a Pyrrhic victory," summarized Avatkov.

      Earlier, IA SM-NEWS reported that the opposition to Erdoğan has split due to Kılıçdaroğlu's ambitions.

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