After an inconclusive general election on May 14, Turkey headed for a runoff presidential election on May 28 as none of rival coalitions of President Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu could clear the 50 per cent threshold needed for an outright win. Context: Erdogan’s People’s Alliance comprises his Islamist-rooted AK Party (AKP), the nationalist MHP…
The Turkish opposition was defeated in the run-off, with candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu failing to unseat long-time ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will rule the country for another five years. But the president is hardly the winner. By Ayse Karabat
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As Turkey heads for its presidential runoff, the opposition and the government are in a race to send Syrians and other refugees back home in an effort to woo nationalist voters.