This is of benefit to Turkishpolitical life. The fringes of politics in Turkey are beginning to be refined. The players are becoming more considerate and more careful. In coalitions comprised of many partners discussing certainissues in the public eye may lead to adverse reactions. If theissue is sensitive, it should first be discussed among thepartners and then the general public should be prepared for it.
All parties have different grassroots support and embodydiffering public opinions.
Therefore, some measures arecomprehended not as steps required by compromise but as aunconditional acceptance. It is natural for all the parties to address their mgrassrootsfrom time to time. The leader wants to reiterate, our views havenot changed, but we are in a coalition, and therefore, cannot doeverything we want to do'. The coalition leaders have carried onthe game of politics following their own rules. However, recentlythe atmosphere has changed somewhat.