The coup attempt had created an unprecedented political atmosphere in Turkey, which represents a chance for the AK Parti. Erdoğan and Yıldırım may of course try to do whatever they want by relying on the state of emergency measures and the AK Parti’s parliamentary majority. But it would be much better and wiser to act in compromise with the opposition parties, especially with the CHP, to gain a better reputation in the eyes of political and economic decision-makers both inside and outside Turkey.