The recent election period was the tensest in Turkey's history. The people of Turkey experienced an election process that was attempted to be turned into the biggest conspiracy ever seen in the Republic of Turkey.
National and foreign media and the Gülen Movement carried out election campaigns aimed at making the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) successful.
However, Turkish people poured into polling stations to support Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and civil politics.
They wanted to maintain sustainability, the reconciliation process and government service. They even challenged politicians, intellectuals and media channels, despising them. In other words, they gave a lecture about democracy to the people who they tried to coerce ahead of local elections.
There is no doubt that the victors of the local race are Erdoğan and civil politics.
Apart from that, the elections ended with many losers. The Gülenists, some liberal intellectuals and the CHP took the lead. The main problem with the new opposition alliance is not only that they fail to take lessons from election defeats as previous politicians had. This problem also lies behind the current political tension and inability to foster cooperation among ruling and opposition parties.
Apart from taking part in politics, the opposition, notably the CHP, was focused on winning elections through conspiracies and collected candidates.
Therefore, the "political tension" cannot turn into "political moderation."
It seems that the CHP has not found such a suitable political base and received support from different powers up until now. The CHP presented many candidates including Mustafa Sarıgül and Mansur Yavaş. Everyone from the MHP base, the opposition media, to the Gülenists, explicitly showed their support. However, the results were the same. This is because the CHP lacks a political approach that can solve Turkey's main problems. Well, is there any indication that their approach will be changed? I do not think CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will take any lessons from the recent elections. Otherwise, there was only one simple thing that such a political actor who was defeated despite great support should do: speak the truth and resign.
At this point, Mustafa Sarıgül's future road map appears to be important. He has enough votes to become the next CHP leader. However, he lost the Istanbul Metropolitan Mayorship and even fell behind provincial mayor candidates.
His task will also become harder since Kılıçdaroğlu is still powerful among the CHP circle. We will see whether he is going to confine himself with his movement, the Movement for Change in Turkey (TDH), composed of the members of Şişli and Beşiktaş Municipalites, or continue with the CHP.
