15/09/2025

 The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government’s dictatorial rule, lack of freedoms, depreciation of the Turkish currency, the lira, inflation, unemployment, women’s issues and feminism will cause another wave of mass demonstrations and protests in Turkey.

Yesterday, Sunday, tens of thousands of people from the oposition parties of the Turkish government and others took to the streets of Ankara for these reasons.

The court decision on Monday whether to invalidate the 2023 congress of the Republican People’s party (CHP) over alleged procedural irregularities could reshape the party, rattle financial markets and influence the timing of a general election set for 2028. The court could also delay the ruling.

More than 500 supporters of the opposition parties, including 17 mayors, have been arrested since last year. As the 2028 general elections approach, the Turkish government’s attacks on opposition parties in the name of eradicating corruption are increasing.

These attacks on members of opposition parties and anyone else who speaks out against the government are on the rise. This has increased the wave of protests and is likely to lead to a wave of mass protests. Another reason for people’s frustration with Turkey is Turkey’s foreign policy by interfering in Syria and other countries and supporting some terrorist groups.

The frustration of the protests is such that change can happen in Turkey, whether through elections or otherwise, but what is clear is that radical change will not happen through elections and a coup d’etat of army generals. Radical change comes through the people themselves through direct actions and direct democracy, which is the only way to end oppression, inequality, social injustice and elite rule.