He's right in my opinion. Can you seriously imagine Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu resisting US or EU pressure let alone Russian threats? I can't and I am trying really hard. I'm not saying that the Turkish opposition is not capable of producing an "Erdoğan-like" figure who is able to withstand all the Western pressure but CHP, MHP, IYI are all parties with zero competency in the field of foreign policy. This is sad because we urgently need competition in Turkey.
Erdogan built up his strong man image. Thats why it works while kemal kilictaroglu is weak.
Kilictaroglu is the kind of guy who would give up his wife and record it.
In Turkish politics the strongman image works.