The Consequences of the Failed Military Coup in Turkey
The Consequences of the Failed Military Coup in Turkey

Author(s): Konrad Zasztowt
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Turkey; armed forces
Summary/Abstract: The failed coup in Turkey will have serious consequences for its domestic and foreign policy. It will lead to further consolidation of power in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan, who will use the current situation to eliminate groups he finds to be disloyal among the prosecutor’s office, the army and elsewhere under the pretext of the fight against the Hizmet movement and its leader Fethullah Gülen, whom Erdoǧan blames for the coup attempt. In the foreign policy aspect, possible tensions in Turkey’s relations with the U.S. and the EU, which will criticise the Turkish authorities’ methods in their fight with their political opponents, may be expected. The weakening of the Euro-Atlantic ties may see Turkey move closer to other partners, including Russia.

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