Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan September 13 victory in a national ballot promises more reforms, which have by now made the country richer, more stable, more democratic and stronger in the comity of nations. The referendum result, fourth victory for Erdogan by now, is a triumph for Erdogan’s realistic and humane ideology. Commentators see it hard to imagine the heads of Turkey’s army plotting another coup, given that the reforms now allow them to be tried in a civilian court.
Should this emerging leader among the sick men of Europe prevail in the July 2011 election, he will become the longest serving and most influential Turkish leader since Kemal Ataturk – but of course with a difference.
Abu Yusuf
Gaya, Bihar