The political scientist spoke about Erdogan's expectation to resolve the protests without interference.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes that the problem with mass protests in the country will resolve itself. This was announced to Izvestia on September 8 by Konstantin Kalachev, a political scientist and head of the Political Expert Group.

According to him, Erdogan can just "let a couple out." Kalachev also noted that the protesters may gather for some time, but not indefinitely. The Turkish leader added that the protestants "cannot seize power."

"Accordingly, Erdogan is betting that all this will come to naught by itself, one way or another it will run out of steam," the political scientist said.

In his opinion, the attitude of citizens towards the policy of the Turkish leader is ambiguous: the majority of the population in rural areas and small towns supports Erdogan, but a number of voters in megacities support the Republican People's Party (CHP).

"They [protests] can be the most massive, as big as you want, but you can't seize power in Turkey during the rally activity. <...> In this case, it does not look like a "multi-step", like some kind of serious plan with far—reaching consequences," the political scientist concluded.

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In turn, political scientist, deputy director of the Institute of History and Politics of Moscow State University, Candidate of Historical Sciences Vladimir Shapovalov, in a conversation with Izvestia on September 8, noted that the situation around Erdogan and his team was deteriorating, and a serious political crisis could overtake the country in the future.

He noted that the rallies taking place in the country are far from the first and not the most large-scale actions expressing disagreement with Erdogan's policy. At the same time, it is also impossible to deny that the protests will reach a more serious level, Shapovalov added.

On March 19, Turkish law enforcement agencies issued a warrant for the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. An anti-corruption operation has been launched against the Istanbul administration.

The mayor of the city was arrested on March 23. After that, the country's Interior Ministry reported that Imamoglu had been temporarily suspended from his duties. Against the background of his arrest, mass protests began in the republic.

On July 16, the arrested mayor was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for insulting the prosecutor.

On September 8, participants in rallies against the president's political decisions clashed with the police in Istanbul. The footage shows how law enforcement officers tried to push back the crowd. The participants also occupied highways and chanted slogans.

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