Analysis: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is poised to return to power, using a political template that illiberal parties are following around the world.
, a veteran journalist covering Turkey. “Erdogan has used the one-man-rule system imposed in the wake of a controversial referendum in 2018 to stack the system in his favor, castrating the media and stuffing the judiciary and other key institutions with yes-men. His vast propaganda machine has been pumping out lies about the opposition. In April, Erdogan got 32 hours of air time on state TV compared with 32 minutes for Kilicdaroglu.
. “As the president’s speeches were given blanket coverage on Turkish news outlets, Kilicdaroglu spread his messages to the public largely through his Twitter account, in speeches recorded at a kitchen table on topics like the economy.”Beyond the tilted political landscape, Erdogan also could trust in a loyal voter base.
All of this sets up Erdogan nicely as he prepares for the runoff. “First, his coalition’s control of parliament makes it easy for him to argue that a Kilicdaroglu victory would lead to a political stalemate,”, nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute. “Second, and perhaps more importantly, the election results evince a surge in nationalist sentiment.
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