- The European elections will hardly be a priority event for Turkey at this stage. The country will be preoccupied with the second election wave. After the vote in the municipal elections, all political and social powers and dynamics will be focused on the upcoming presidential elections as well as on one of the most critical parliamentary elections in the history of the country which, instead of in 2015 as scheduled, can take place earlier if the situation is tense. Otherwise, after a long pause in the negotiation process of three and a half years, Chapter 22 "Regional policy and coordination of structural instruments" was open, on 5 November 2013, during the presidency of Lithuania, which became possible after France lifted its veto on one of the blocked chapters. At the time of Nicolas Sarkozy, France, along with Germany, strongly advocated the idea of ​​a "privileged partnership" for Turkey instead of its full membership. France alone had blocked five negotiating chapters but after the election of Socialist Francois Hollande, who is more sympathetic to Turkey than his predecessor is, there are only two chapters blocked by France. Two other chapters are blocked by the Republic of Cyprus. In the meantime, Turkey has closed Chapter 25 "Science and Research" which was open on 12 June 2006. During the Spanish rotating presidency, Chapter 12 "Agriculture" was open on 30 June 2010, which is not yet closed. The number of open chapters is 14 out of 35. With the exception of the final two chapters, the sides are actively negotiating 33 chapters. When Turkey began negotiating in 2005, along with Croatia, the most optimistic estimates indicated 2014 as the closest possible date for its accession to the European Union. Now Euro scepticism in Turkey is growing and more than 80% of Turkish citizens do not believe that their country will become its equal member one day, as indicated by opinion polls. The majority of the people here define the Union as a "Christian club", applying double standards to Turkey because it is the only Muslim candidate state. Many Turks believe that the European Union will eventually collapse and that it will shrink to the core of the powerful western countries. European public opinion is not optimistic about Turkey's membership in the Union. Personally, I am for the European anchor of Turkey, which is the biggest barrier to civilization redefining, the change of axis or the "re-orient-ation" of Turkey from west to east.
 

- There is a lot of time before the presidential elections in Turkey but
yet some trends are emerging. The relations between President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan have become colder. Assuming that the reconciliation between the two would stabilize the Party of Justice and Development, is it possible for Turkey to implement the Russian model of rotational governing between the Prime Minister and the President, which was widely discussed a few months ago?