Norstrats
  • News
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Fitness
  • Tech
    • App & Software
    • Digital Marketing
    • Gadget
    • PC & Mobile
    • Social Media
  • Education
No Result
View All Result
Norstrats
  • News
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Fitness
  • Tech
    • App & Software
    • Digital Marketing
    • Gadget
    • PC & Mobile
    • Social Media
  • Education
No Result
View All Result
Norstrats
No Result
View All Result

In Frames | Turkey at a crossroads

Ruchir by Ruchir
2 years ago
in News
0
In Frames | Turkey at a crossroads

The May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey were seen by many as a crucial test for the country’s survival as a democracy.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who began his reign of Turkey in 2003 as Prime Minister, faced his toughest political fight. Mr. Erdogan was under fire as inflation touched 80% last year (it’s now hovering around 40%).

Turkey’s currency, the lira, has also fallen by 60% in two years and foreign investors are fleeing the country. Moreover, the February earthquake, in which more than 50,000 people were killed in Turkey, raised questions on both the government’s response and its construction permit policy.

As Mr. Erdogan was on the defensive, six Opposition parties came together (the Table of Six), including a Kurdish party, and fielded a common candidate, Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu, a mild-mannered former bureaucrat who promised to arrest Turkey’s “slide towards authoritarianism” and fix its economy.

But despite the initial momentum, the Opposition failed to unseat Mr. Erdogan. When the results were out, the President’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its coalition partner won a majority in Parliament, while he won 49.5% votes in the Presidential election. As Mr. Erdogan fell short of an outright victory, the country will go for a second round of polls.

Mr. Erdogan’s supporters, mostly Islamists, who see him as a strongman who stood up against the country’s secular Kemalist establishment, thronged the streets with Turkey’s national flags to celebrate their President’s lead. However, the fact that the Opposition denied a first-round victory to Mr. Erdogan is telling of the losing sheen of his brand of politics — a blend of Islamism, nationalism and welfare that’s rooted in Ottoman imperial nostalgia. Now, all eyes are on May 28, when Mr. Erdogan and Mr. Kiliçdaroğlu are ranged against each other in the Presidential run-off.

Text by Stanly Johny

Photo:
AFP

Nationalist base: Erdogan’s supporters, mostly Islamists, see him as a strongman who stood up against the country’s secular Kemalist establishment.

Photo:
AFP

Team Erdogan: Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in front of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters after polls closed in Turkey’s presidental and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul, on May 14.

Photo:
Reuters

Anxious waiting: Voters gave Erdogan a lead in the presidential election but the country is headed for a run­off as he could not get an outright majority.

Photo:
Getty Images

The resistance: The political Opposition — the Republic People’s Party — held a rally in the Armutlu neighborhood, which was heavily damaged in the earthquake that struck Turkey in February.

Photo:
AFP

Challenger’s speech: Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairman and presidential candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu addresses a crowd in the rain during an election campaign rally in Ankara on May 12.

Photo:
AFP

Back to the past: People take pictures wearing Ottoman costumes near Balikligol (or Pool of Abraham, Halil­Ur Rahman Lake), in the southwest of the city centre of Sanliurfa in Turkey. During his Presidency, Erdogan has increasingly drawn on Turkey’s Ottoman heritage.

Photo:
Reuters

Numbers game: Supporters of Erdogan, who has been in power for more than two decades — first as Prime Minister, then as President — form a strong base. But the run­off will decide if he can continue his reign.

Photo:
Reuters

Sea of support: Istanbul hosted the most crowded election rallies of the ruling Justice and Development Party.

Photo:
Reuters

Poll fever: A woman holds a placard at a rally organised by the ruling party.

Photo:
Reuters

Key date: The fate of Erdogan, whose party helped him craft a powerful role as head of state, will be known on May 28.

[ad_2]

Source link

Previous Post

As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go

Next Post

A missing Texas woman has been found dead and a man is in custody on suspicion of murder, police say

Next Post
A missing Texas woman has been found dead and a man is in custody on suspicion of murder, police say

A missing Texas woman has been found dead and a man is in custody on suspicion of murder, police say

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

No Result
View All Result

Recent Posts

  • Enhancing Smiles And Health: The Benefits Of Family And Cosmetic Dentistry May 27, 2025
  • What To Expect During Your Pet’s First Visit To The Animal Clinic May 26, 2025
  • The Role Of Digital Impressions In Modern General Dentistry May 25, 2025
  • The Role Of A CPA In Tax Planning And Preparation May 22, 2025
  • How General Dentists Help Prevent And Treat Gum Disease May 22, 2025

Follow Us

Popular Posts

Plugin Install : Popular Post Widget need JNews - View Counter to be installed

About Us

NorStrats

Norstrat is a global integrated communications company that provides various services such as digital marketing, social media marketing, and business.

Contact Us: admin@norstrats.net

Menu

  • Pet
  • Real Estate
  • Tip & Trick
  • How-to
  • F95zoneus

Recent News

Dentistry

Enhancing Smiles And Health: The Benefits Of Family And Cosmetic Dentistry

May 27, 2025
Pet

What To Expect During Your Pet’s First Visit To The Animal Clinic

May 26, 2025
  • About Us
  • Contact US
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy

© 2022 NorStrats. Design & Developed by F95 zone

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Business
  • Entertainment
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Fitness
  • Tech
    • App & Software
    • Digital Marketing
    • Gadget
    • PC & Mobile
    • Social Media
  • Education

© 2022 NorStrats. Design & Developed by F95 zone

error: Content is protected !!
Go to mobile version