TURKPULSE No:17 BACKBONE
OF GOVERNMENT REMAINS INTACT TURKPULSE No:17 BACKBONE
OF GOVERNMENT REMAINS INTACT
The backbone of Turkey’s political stability is clearly the Mesut Yilmaz-Bulent Ecevit friendship and cooperation since mid-1997 when they came to power as a minority government to replace the disasterous Haji-Baji (Erbakan-Ciller) combination. With several ups and downs, certainly despite strenuous efforts to disrupt it by its domestic and external enemies, this solidarity has been continuing for three years and was further consolidated last week upon its third partner’s unexpected move to cast a shadow on the tripartite coalition’s stability. The following article is an in-depth analysis of the latest situation and expectations for the future
TURKPULSE No:18
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS AT THE SUPREME
COURT?
Both the leaders of the two center right parties, Mesut Yilmaz and Tansu Ciller face the danger of being tried at the Supreme Court for irregular conduct in government administration. They both declare to feel no fear about it. Below is an analysis of the challenges in store for them and the political consequences of either case.
TURKPULSE No:19
MESUT YILMAZ GRADUALLY EDGES TOWARDS SAFETY
The Parliament Floor is dismissing one by one the investigation committee reports against Mesut Yilmaz despite the Grey Wolves’ move against their coalition partner. The necessary bills for the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline, energy and accession to the EU are also being passed. The MHP is reviving its notorious wolf tendencies of the past decades endangering Devlet Bahceli’s position as a proper statesman devoid from adventurous external links. Fresh evidence emerges about the Grey Wolves’ role in Turkey’s dark days in the last 3-4 decades.