ahead of him to deal with some of the more fundamental issues, including the economy, but it won tjust be that. i think in his mind president erdogan really wants to see the rebirth of the turkish empire, whether we call it an empire or a turkish republic, erdogan 3.0 will be all about raising turkey, which has been the theme throughout this campaign. he says the 21st century will be the century of turkey, and i think the sort of swearing in ceremony is in some sense an indication of that, with african leaders, with central asian leaders, with leaders from former 0ttoman territories really celebrating his election. i think that will be important but he will also have to deal with some of the difficult issues, ahead of turkish society. difficult issues, ahead of turkish society. difficult issues, ahead of turkish socie . , ., . ., turkish society. let s touch on his cabinet turkish society. let s touch on his cabinet then, turkish society. let s touch on his cabinet then, a turk
to build both on the foreign policy side and the economy side to move through a reconstruction effort. so potentially reconstruction effort. so potentially a reconstruction effort. so potentially a change of course are domestically speaking, when it comes to economic policies, but i do want to touch on foreign policy and what we can understand and glean from who attended that swearing in ceremony in terms of some of those international leaders. they had been a lot of speculation as to whether president erdogan would continue to walk the diplomatic tightrope he has been doing particular between russia and the west. what is your assessment? i the west. what is your assessment? the west. what is your assessment? i think that president assessment? i think that president erdogan - assessment? i think that president erdogan will. assessment? i think that | president erdogan will try assessment? i think that . president erdogan will try to continue the balancing act between russia and
erdogan s swearing in ceremony i think gave us an indication of what turkey s aspiring to be. you had leaders from all around the world, except the west, but very much from the former 0ttoman lands, from africa, from central asia, all really applauding erdogan, and i think that president erdogan will now be thinking of his legacy. he has five years ahead of him to deal with some of the more fundamental issues, including the economy, but it won tjust be that. i think, in his mind, president erdogan really wants to see the rebirth of the turkish empire, whether we call it an empire or a turkish republic, erdogan 3.0 will be all about a rising turkey, which has been the theme throughout this campaign. he says the 21st century will be the century of turkey, and i think the sort of swearing in ceremony is in some sense an indication of that, with african leaders,