Whenever a democratic country is confronted with national, regional and global crises, its government might temporarily lean toward taking extraordinary measures. As soon as such a period of crisis is overcome, however, rational state officials look forward to adopting policies of normalization.

It is true that only a growing economy could maintain the achievements of security policies. In order to sustain their success in security and economy, governments should take further steps in constructive diplomatic initiatives and democratic and legal reforms.

After a hard-won victory against terrorism, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has now set Turkey’s course toward its own democratic plan.

The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government is using diplomatic channels to fix Turkey’s relations with the European Union and Egypt while announcing its Human Rights Action Plan, a comprehensive package of legal reform.

The crisis Turkey faces

During the last five years, Turkey came face to face with national, regional and global challenges in tandem. Some of them are: