(July 19, 2016 at 11:31 am)abaris Wrote: Erdogan still has most of the people behind him. That's why he can get away with it. Only when the economy goes downhill and things get actually worse, there may be a chance for change.
Turkey's economy has already gone quite a ways down hill compared to the heady days when it appeared to defy gravity while much of Europe struggles under the Great Recession. Lavish budget promised to the Turkish military and military industry for the expressed purpose of letting turkey become self-sufficient across the board in advanced weaponry had been cut back, so that might be some part of the reason for discontent in the military.