Turkish Digest Advertising Rates

Annual Advertising options

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Could Erdogan actually be voted out in Turkey?

Could Erdogan actually be voted out in Turkey?

Jazz ShawPosted at 11:31 am on June 16, 2018

Turkey’s next round of elections is coming up in just over a week, on June 24th. Considering that the Turks are currently living under a barely disguised dictatorship in the form of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one might imagine that the elections will be little more than a formality. But in an unusual bit of media digging, Bloomberg commissioned a poll of Turkish voters to evaluate the chances of both Erdogan and his AKP Party. The conclusion? Erdogan is holding a lead, but it’s not as big as you might imagine and his nearest challenger could be within the margin of error for an upset victory.

More:Could Erdogan actually be voted out in Turkey?