Akin Unver, the Ertegun Lecturer of Turkish Studies at Princeton University, says many secularists in Turkey seem to be settling with the idea that the CHP will not assume government on its own in the near future, so the party is trying to re-formulate itself as credible opposition party.
Akin Unver, predavač Ertegun fondacije za turske studije na Univerzitetu Prinston, kaže da se mnogi sekularisti u Turskoj, čini se, mire sa idejom da CHP neće samostalno formirati vladu u skorijoj budućnosti, pa stranka pokušava da se reformuliše kao kredibilna opoziciona stranka.