The political uncertainty that surrounded Turkey over the past four-and-a-half months due to the closure risk the governing party faced caused the government to put EU reforms on the back burner and delay plans for a new, civilian and democratic constitution. Now that the political uncertainty has disappeared, the government is expected to give more weight to issues such as the EU bid, the economy and the new constitution. "Just as the shadow of the AK Party closure case, which almost suspended politics, is disappearing, one of the most significant issues that should be on the agenda is the continuation of studies on a new constitution at a speed that will compensate for the wasted time," states Yeni Şafak's Yasin Aktay, citing the first thing that the government should bring to its agenda. Another issue that Aktay says the government should immediately deal with is the distribution of national revenue, which is claimed to have increased under AK Party rule, to the social base in a more efficient way. "Much of the public showed understanding of the AK Party's failure to address their economic problems because of the closure case it faced," says Aktay, urging the government to take action now to address the economic problems in society.
Star's Şamil Tayyar discusses what the AK Party's roadmap could include, saying that it could bring the need for a new constitution to Turkey's agenda just as Chief Justice Haşim Kılıç pointed out while announcing the court's ruling on the AK Party closure case. He also suggests that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could surprise people and meet with the opposition leaders, mainly Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli. In Tayyar's view, the frequency of meetings among party leaders will determine the speed of implementing a new constitution. "If we look at August as the period to get some rest after all the chaos, we can expect such meetings to take place in September. The government can return to its real agenda now. Actually, Prime Minister Erdoğan acted as if his party would not be closed until the very last moment, but the government's performance has notably deteriorated on the issues of the EU and the economy," says Tayyar, emphasizing the need to handle these issues now.
Bugün's Cengiz Özdemir thinks the court's AK Party ruling has provided a big opportunity to Turkey and that responsibility falls on the shoulders of everyone, particularly Prime Minister Erdoğan, to make good use of this opportunity. "By engaging in self-criticism, we should all face the unpleasant facts before us. I believe Turkey's future is really bright and that such a step is of crucial importance to have such a future. We have a bad habit; we are more inclined to correct ourselves with calamities instead of taking advice. But when you take a look at society, you will see that everyone is aware of the opportunity for a new opening ahead of us. So why are we waiting to take action?" asks Özdemir.
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