The reason is that for the first time in nearly two decades, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party face a very real risk of losing the election.
Current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
On Mr. Erdogan's side, the main factor that makes it difficult for him to be re-elected president is the current socio -economic difficulties in Turkey. The very high inflation rate and the severe devaluation of the national currency have a strong and direct impact on the psychology of voters, causing adverse effects on him and the ruling faction. On the opposition side, for the first time, this faction is united internally enough to not only challenge the ruling position of Mr. Erdogan and his faction, but also be able to remove the power of Mr. Erdogan and the current ruling faction in Turkey.
If Erdogan loses and the opposition candidate wins, Turkey will enter a new political era. The end of Erdogan's rule will mean the end of the Islamization of the country and the dominance of religion over state power, and Turkey will gradually return to the principle established at the time of its founding, which is to separate state power from Islam.
And whoever wins the next presidential election, Turkey’s political and social divisions will remain deep. They will be even more severe if Erdogan wins. And if Erdogan loses, Turkey will still have a long way to go.
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