The Implications of Erdogan's Continued Power in Turkey.

Despite being a vocal critic of Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's survival in the recent elections is good news for Israel as it ensures the normalization of relations between the two countries will continue. Erdogan's opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has a pro-Western stance that may not be advantageous to Israel. Erdogan's ability to act on his anti-Israel rhetoric will be limited by Turkey's parliament, which is ruled by his allies. Erdogan's pressing concern is economic recovery, so he is unlikely to risk losing the $6 billion-plus of annual exports to Israel or the nearly 1 million Israeli tourists that visit Turkey every year.