Golden opportunity for the Turkish opposition

Before the referendum held on April 16, it was stated that 2 million new voters would be able to cast their votes for the first time. This would be the group that turned 18 after the November 2015 elections. I don't know how many of them went to the polling station to cast their votes.  

However, we do know this: According to an IPSOS survey reported by CNN Türk, 54 percent of young people between the ages of 18 and 24 voted "no" while 46 percent voted "yes." This is not very surprising; youth unemployment has exceeded 25 percent. One in four young people is unemployed. 

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) calculates the "youth unemployment" for those aged between 15 and 25. Since there is also compulsory military service in the meantime, the rate drops. OECD calculations, on the other hand, are conducted for the age group from 15 to 29. If you view Turkey from this perspective, then actually one in three young people here is unemployed.  

So, it is quite normal for unemployed young people to express themselves and their reaction with a "no" vote. 

A couple of days ago, daily Hürriyet published the OECD PISA 2015 report on "Students' Well-Being."  
According to the report, the place of Turkish students on the list for life satisfaction was at the bottom.

Among 72 countries, Turkey was at the very bottom in the survey for life satisfaction. 

In the same survey, one third of 15-year-old students revealed that they were not at all satisfied with their lives. These children will finish school; when they reach university age, they will be of voting age. A portion of them will never go to university and the possibility for them of finding a job and having a place in social life is also very low. An economic...