Can Turks be trusted with their own future?

Turks can be trusted with their own future. But I think that it can be accomplished only with democratic processes or ways. In other words, it can be successful if it has got a government who gets power only from the public. As Stephen Kinzer says, the ruling elite made all important decision in Turkey by 1960s and then this rates decreased.Why? Becasue this phenomenon was broken. Public wanted to participate in the administration or government. Therefore, governments started to get its power only from the public. In spite of this, the ruling elite protected some points. Hence, coups( military blow or stroke) can be evaluated as a refraction point. Turks has been trying to administer as an independent country, thus the ruling elite's effects started decreasing. I think that the ruling elite shouldn't continue to make all important decisions since a spesific set of people's decisions are not good for public's future. In conclusion, if governments or states who get power only from the public continue to be in Turkey, Turks will be better than past and now about their own future. But if Turkey receives internal and external inferences, they can't be successful.