"A new Turkey?
By Petros Papaconstantinou
The deadly wildfires and the snap elections at home have naturally deflected attention from political developments in neighboring Turkey. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Erdogan’s election triumph and Gul’s presidential win – a fact that did not go down well with the military – are a turning point for Turkey and have created a new context for Greek foreign policy. The fact that the double election was trouble-free is a positive sign for the Turkish people who want to get rid of their outdated constitution. It’s also positive for Greece, as a dual power structure in Ankara would have a paralyzing effect and damage bilateral ties. That said, we should not be misled into thinking that Turkey has overnight turned into a spotless democracy spared of previous expansionist tendencies – an image that many Europeans have been surprisingly willing to buy."
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