Turkey’s Erdoğan suffers blow in crucial mayoral elections as secular opposition surges

Opposition’s triumph in Istanbul, where the president had invested significant electoral resources, boosts a party that was left reeling by a general election defeat last year.

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The end of Erdoğanomics? Turkey almost doubles interest rates to fight inflation

The apparent U-turn is being entrusted to mainstream financial experts, while Erdoğan himself still insists interest rates should remain low.

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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

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What Erdoğan does next

A vital NATO power, with an economy in trouble, Turkey just gave its strongman president five more years.

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Turkey’s Erdoğan wins again

The president extends his 20 years in power, vowing to build ‘Turkey’s century.’

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#TurkishElections​ in #Germany are a done deal already, days before the citizens residents in #Türkiye proper go to the ballot boxes:

More than 👉65%👈 of #Germans eligible to vote in
the #TurkishElections2023 due to their #Turkish (dual) nationality voted for #Erdogan and his #AKP.(1)

How is this possible? Well, for one thing if the about 3m residents only half...

https://www.rnd.de/politik/tuerkei-wahl-erdogans-erfolg-in-deutschland-und-die-frage-nach-dem-warum-EHO7NTIO4ZBBDATE6M72NFFAUI.html

#TürkiyeElections
#Seçim2023

Erdogans erneuter Erfolg in Deutschland – und die Frage nach dem Warum

65 Prozent der in Deutschland abgegebenen Stimmen bei der türkischen Präsidentschaftswahl entfielen auf Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Trotz seines autoritären Regierungsstils und des wirtschaftlichen Verfalls in der Türkei bleibt Erdogans Beliebtheit bei Türkinnen und Türken hierzulande ungebrochen - welche Gründe das hat.

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Fingers crossed for all those fighting for a more progressive Türkiye today 🇹🇷 #turkishelections2023
Turkey votes again, with Erdoğan poised to extend his rule

After 20 years in power, Turkey’s president is favorite to win again in Sunday’s election second round.

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Kemal is calling out President Erdogan directly, calling him a terrorist collaborator and challenging him to a debate on state television.

He ain't fucking around!

#Kemal2023 #TurkishElections2023 #Turkey