Οne may be confident about two major factors that will shape Turkish-Greek relations in 2023. By the summer, it is likely that citizens in both countries will have voted in critical elections. It would be careless to guess at the outcome of either of these contests.
I believe that even if Erdogan can again become president he has no choice other than to maintain Turkey in the Western Alliance no matter the cost. From the economic point of view, Turkey cannot leave the Customs Union, NATO and the European Council.
It is not easy to predict what Turkey will look like after the presidential and parliamentary elections currently scheduled for June 18, 2023. There is a strong possibility that the elections will be held earlier, probably in late April or sometime in May.
The Turkish economy is in a very poor state and Erdogan will, reasonably, lose the election. You cannot know how an authoritarian leader will react, but we do know that the more the economy worsens, the more he’ll use other issues to draw votes.
The closer the elections get, the more bets will go wild in Turkey and abroad. As of today there is a vast consensus among the pollsters and Turkey watchers that the present regime will lose the elections and the ruling coalition and Erdogan will be defeated.
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