Turkey's political landscape shifts amid Gülen movement void and CHP ideological debate

The death of Fethullah Gülen has created a leadership vacuum in the Hizmet movement. Analysts argue the movement can either preserve Gülen’s past interpretations or reinterpret his principles to suit changing conditions, emphasizing the need for accurate assessment of current realities.

At the same time, Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, reiterates its founding ideals—republicanism, populism, secularism, nationalism, state‑centric economics and devrimcilik—while criticizing the country’s economic deterioration, rising inflation, youth emigration and perceived social decay. Broad commentary highlights political betrayals, policy failures and calls for accountability across the governing establishment.