Recent Mershon lecturer and visiting scholar Serhun Al of Izmir University of Economics writes that Turkey's opposition should lead a conflict-resolution process and establish long-lasting peace in the first litmus test for genuine post-Erdoğan democratization in "Is Turkey Ready for the Post-Erdoğan Era" for Democracy Paradox.

Serhun Al suggests that while the main opposition parties agree on ending Erdoğan's twenty-year rule in Turkey, they have failed to construct a clear agenda for a post-Erdoğan era. He mentions Meral Aksener, leader of the Good Party, who proudly keeps ruling out any possibility of cooperation with the pro-Kurdish HDP, yet simultaneously calls for a democratic transition in the post-Erdoğan era. This political posturing plays out while many young professionals, including doctors, engineers, and academics, have left the country for a more prosperous and free life. Al suggests that unless the historical marginalization of cultural minorities is addressed, the tyranny of the majority will undoubtedly continue.