“The outcome of this crisis will affect the internal party hierarchy and will impact Erdogan’s would-be successors. The finalization of Albayrak’s departure will be an indication of how strong the far-right wing of the ruling party is under the leadership of Soylu. With its institutions weakened and problems piling up and not resolved, Turkey’s leadership problem is even greater than its economic problem,” explains Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, Head of ELIAMEP’s Turkey Programme, in his article for newspaper TA NEA.

Read the full article in Greek here.