BY RAHIM ER
TURKIYE- We should see that the government has acted very calmly on the three basic issues. State officials successfully managed the terrorism crisis. First the government established coordination between all security forces, including the military, and began their work in harmony. Then they held talks with the US administration and convinced them to aid the Turkish military in destroying PKK militants in northern Iraq. Using their intelligence, Turkish jets hit PKK targets, and this mission is continuing. The premier stated that the fight will continue to the very end.
Another calm stance of the government is on the headscarf issue.
The government stayed silent on the headscarf issue during their first four years in office. It followed a clever policy. First the economy was put on track, inflation was brought down to single digits, and a date to begin accession talks with the European Union was won. They managed to please the people.
The headscarf issue waited until this term.
After a crisis, the AKP agreed with the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The MHP showed a historic stance on the issue, and served the nation. It also acted positively during last year's presidential election.
Now Turkey no longer has a headscarf problem. Following the 25-year PKK issue, the 40-year headscarf issue has also been settled with calm, decisiveness, and seriousness.
The final calm attitude of the government was seen with the recent tragic fire in Germany. The premier could have acted aggressively while visiting Germany, but instead chose to take a calm stance, and so brought the Germans to our side. A tragedy became a way to strengthen friendship.
All these brought good marks for the AKP government. Erdogan won success by acting with an even temper.
This, even though some people were expecting anger and fire from him.
Congratulations to Recep Tayyip Erdogan.