Their votes could prove critical in deciding whether President Erdogan’s rule continues or comes to an end. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ISTANBUL - Turkish university student Yunus Efe has known only one leader of his country – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As Mr Efe prepares to vote for the first time in elections in May, the 22-year-old says it is time for change.
Human Rights Watch, in a 2022 report, said thousands of people have faced arrest and prosecution every year in Turkey for social media posts, typically charged with defamation, insulting the President, or spreading terrorist propaganda.Mr Efe said he had been apathetic about the elections and politics “like many young people”, but was now excited to vote and attracted by the promises of Mr Kilicdaroglu and his Republican People’s Party , one of six parties allied against Mr Erdogan.
Sensing their best chance yet of unseating Mr Erdogan, his opponents are promising to reverse many of his signature policies, including abolishing the all-powerful presidency seen by critics as a symbol of his drive to wield ever greater control. Mr Erdogan has championed youth in his campaign, while also criticising them for failing to appreciate how Turkey’s economy has developed on his watch, harking back to more difficult times before the AK Party came to power.
Mr Emre Orgun, a 22-year-old who works in the information technology department of a textile company in Istanbul, said he would be voting for Mr Erdogan because he did not think the opposition could manage Turkey as well as the veteran leader.
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