This report provides an assessment of Turkey’s political structures and climate following the constitutional referendum of 16 April 2017. It considers possibilities of a potential resolution process or return to politics with regard to the Kurdish issue, and analyses the opportunities, situations and actors that might actualize this potential. This assessment was prepared for the Democratic progress Institute by prominent writer, columnist, and Member of Turkey’s Wise Persons’ Committee, Ali Bayramoğlu. The views and opinions expressed in this report are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of DPI.