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2023-05-30 The Grand Turk
Erdogan confronts polarized Turkey after historic win
[An Nahar] Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
's longest-serving leader brushed aside a powerful opposition coalition, a biting economic crisis and widespread anger following a devastating February earthquake to beat secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's vote.

But the four-point victory margin was Erdogan's narrowest of any past election, highlighting the sharp polarisation the Islamic-rooted conservative will contend with during his third and final term as president.

Erdogan attempted to sound conciliatory in a victory speech to thousands of jubilant supporters gathered outside Ankara's presidential palace, calling on Turks to "come together in unity and solidarity."

Kilicdaroglu remained defiant by vowing to "continue the struggle" against Erdogan and his AKP party, which has dominated Ottoman Turkish politics since 2002.

"Our elders taught us to struggle... we will not lose or give up on this country with one election," Bugra Iyimaya, a 28-year-old academic, told AFP in Istanbul.

"We will resist and fight until the end."

Erdogan's elated supporters hailed the man they call "Reis" (chief) after he won the first run-off in Turkey's history.

"The person who is beneficial to our country won. I'm very happy because of his beliefs, the rest has no importance. The country comes first," street vendor Gursel Ozkok, 65, told AFP in Ankara.

"The man of the people won," blared the front page of Monday's pro-government daily Sabah.

Posted by Fred 2023-05-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ]  Top
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#1 "...his final term as president." Stop it I'm laughing too hard!
Posted by magpie 2023-05-30 00:52||   2023-05-30 00:52|| Front Page Top

#2 The currency market greeted Erdogan's win with another pounding. Turk Lira down about 7% in 2023 fell another 0.5% today so far.
Posted by lord garth 2023-05-30 09:38||   2023-05-30 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 [ZH] Game Over For Turkey As Net Reserves Turn Negative, Morgan Stanley Sees Lira Collapsing
Posted by Frank G 2023-05-30 14:04||   2023-05-30 14:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Inshalla...
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-30 14:40||   2023-05-30 14:40|| Front Page Top

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