Erdogan faces rival in Turkey election runoff in 2 weeks
Posted on AllSides May 15th, 2023
From The Left
By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy | Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — Conservative Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a runoff with his main rival in two weeks that will decide who leads a country struggling with sky-high inflation and hosting Syrian refugees as it plays a key role in the Middle East and in NATO expansion. Election officials said Monday that the May 28 second round will allow Turks to decide if their nation remains under the increasingly authoritarian president’s firm grip for a third decade, or if it...
Some content from this outlet may be limited or behind a paywall.