Cult of personality

An Ankara court accepted the demand submitted by 543 delegates from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for an extraordinary party congress meeting. The MHP administration will challenge this decision at the Supreme Court of Appeals. 

The important aspect in this matter, I think, is why a political party is unable to solve its problem through internal party democratic mechanisms without going to court.

Another issue which is similar in essence is the presidency of the Central Bank. Who will replace Central Bank President Erdem Ba?ç?? What is important in this matter is whether the new name to be selected will protect the Central Bank's independence like the former presidents and Ba?ç?, or if the name will be in harmony with the political will.    

The main issue is to what extent the political power governing the country and the leader in the party would abide by the rules. 

In the statute of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) there is a rule that says primaries should be prioritized while selecting candidates but it was never practiced. In the MHP, when 543 delegates demand an extraordinary congress, the party administration does not respect this; the issue is taken to court. 

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is totalitarian anyway. 

The only party which holds primaries is the Republican People's Party (CHP), but they have other issues. 

When the Central Bank acts independently, it is accused of "being treacherous and under tutelage," an example of the dominating political power. The Constitutional Court is also either praised or dragged through the mud depending on the political usefulness of their decisions. 

Prof. Ali Mezghani reminded of French King Louis XIV's words, "I...