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Erdogan’s ‘Plan C’ Under Way

If "plan C" means a constitutional process driven by Turkey's ruling AKP, yet marred by high tension, two interesting scenarios emerge.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) listens as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) addresses a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, May 16, 2013.   REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES  - Tags: POLITICS)   - RTXZPBL
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a master of spinning the political agenda with unexpected remarks and moves. His visit to Washington last week was not limited to Syria, Iraq, energy and bilateral trade. It produced also strong clues about the roadmap of domestic politics for the next two to three years.

Even though attention is focused on the delicate Syrian crisis and the fragile Kurdish peace process, it is obvious that a new constitution, reforms, systematic far-reaching changes, a new presidential system model and the remolding of the powerful Justice and Development Party (AKP) are the essential issues.

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