Sunday, April 16, 2023

Will Turkey’s elections finally spell the end of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan? | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | The Guardian

Will Turkey’s elections finally spell the end of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan? Toppling the president and his AKP party in May is no longer unthinkable. But voters in Ankara seem finely balanced Ruth Michaelson and Deniz Barış Narlı in Ankara Sun 16 Apr 2023 08.00 EDT On the outskirts of the Turkish capital in a contested electoral district, two young voters tussled over the approaching election in a dessert shop, the smell of sugar and hot butter wafting through the air. Iflah Oluklu, a skinny 23-year-old with bleached hair, black jeans and a fitted black T-shirt, chastised his friend for disrespecting some supporters of the Turkish president while they were playing an online video game. More:Will Turkey’s elections finally spell the end of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan? | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | The Guardian