When it comes to foreign policy, will Erdogan resort to 'wily Oriental means'?
The best-case scenario for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the worst-case scenario for Turkey, could be the failure of possible coalition talks after the snap elections.
![TURKEY-ELECTION/ A member of security forces watches as Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan casts a shadow as he addresses to supporters in front of the party headquarters in Ankara August 10, 2014. Erdogan secured his place in history as Turkey's first directly elected president on Sunday, sweeping more than half the vote in a result his opponents fear heralds an increasingly authoritarian state. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR41WAO](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/10/RTR41WAO.jpg/RTR41WAO.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=ui_akb8x)
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