Turkey’s President Erdogan is scrambling to defeat a soft-spoken former civil servant who he is neck and neck with in the latest the polls. The presidential election will be held on May 14th.
Turkey claims that the Kurdish forces in Syria are linked to the Turkey and U.S.-designated terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers’ Party .
Uzay Bulut, a Turkish analyst and research fellow for the Philos Project, sees an uphill battle to repair American-Turkish relations. Erdogan’s attacks on U.S. foreign policy have generated intense anti-Americanism in the nation of just over 85 million people. Questions abound about a new Turkish policy to the Syrian dictatorship of President Bashar Assad and whether Erodgan’s autocratic-style of leadership will permit a free and fair election.Bulut said,"There has been no major objection to Turkey's military presence in Syria from the opposition alliance. The only party who seriously objects to Turkey's criminal actions in Syria is the Kurdish political opposition in Turkey.
People walk past banners with the photograph of presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Rubin said,"Erdogan is no democrat. Period. He will cheat. He will manipulate. He will deny. He will calculate that the European Union will eventually give in, whether because many countries fear a wave of refugees pouring across the Turkish frontier or because Germany knows Erdogan can activate terror cells among the Turkish diaspora in that country.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022.Kilicdaroglu’s striking resemblance to the Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi, along with his low-key demeanor, earned him the nickname "Turkish Gandhi" or"Gandhi Kermal.
Protesters demonstrate against the detention of 110 people over alleged militant ties. The operation came less than three weeks before the biggest electoral challenge President Tayyip Erdogan has faced since he came to power in 2002.
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