Turkey’s battle for the presidency will go to a run-off, the supreme election council has now confirmed. A second round will go ahead on 28 May, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again taking on opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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May 2023
Turkish Elections: The End of Erdogan?
Turkey’s longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing what many describe as his toughest election yet. On Sunday, May 14th polls will open for presidential and parliamentary elections, and amid a dire economic crisis in the country, his prospects are in doubt. His leading rival ... Show More
45m 32s
Mar 2023
Turkish commentator Cengiz Candar says Turkey's opposition will win elections overwhelmingly with Kurdish backing
<p>Turkey will hold parliamentary and presidential elections on May 14. The outcome will determine whether Turkey can return to a more democratic path or plunge into full blown autocracy, or worse dictatorship, some say. For the first time the opposition appears to have ... Show More
25m 52s
May 2023
Turkey’s President Fights for Political Survival
<p>For two decades, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has loomed large over Turkish politics. But skyrocketing inflation and a devastating earthquake have eroded his power and, in a presidential election over the weekend, he was forced into a runoff.</p><p>Ben Hubbard, The Times’s I ... Show More
24m 50s
Apr 2024
What path lies ahead for Turkey after Erdogan's stunning local election defeat? Commentator Kadri Gursel explains
<p>Following The secular opposition's historic win in the March 31 elections, many say that Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is now confirmed as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief rival in the next elections that are due to be held in four years. However, the reality is ... Show More
30m 17s
May 2023
Erdogan : clap de fin ? Avec Didier Billion | Entretiens géopo
<p>À l’approche du premier tour des élections présidentielles turques qui se tiendra le 14 mai 2023, la popularité de Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, au pouvoir depuis 2014, est en baisse. Réélu avec 52% des suffrages en 2018, les sondages le créditent actuellement de 42% des intentions de ... Show More
24m 42s