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Former co-CEO of failed bank First Republic lands on her feet with a new job

Hafize Gaye Erkan will have to persuade her fellow Turks not to abandon the lira wholesale in a bid to stave off an impending currency collapse.

Fortune

Erdogan backs Kurdish Islamist party – and women pay the price

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s alliance with Huda-Par, a hardline Kurdish Islamist party with a shadowy past, for the 2023 vote sparked howls of condemnations. It was part of a strategy to win the Kurdish vote, but women fear that they will pay the price.

France 24

Status quo in Turkey: On the new term for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

In Turkey, a new term could be the ideal opportunity for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to right the wrongs and offer a new inclusive beginning

The Hindu

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Turkey: what to expect from Erdoğan, his ultranationalist alliance and their 'family values' pledges

After a bitter and hard-fought campaign that went to a second run-off vote, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has retained the Turkish presidency in an election that some deemed as “free but not fair”. Having first won power in 2003, Erdoğan has been able to extend his rule for a further five…

The Conversation

Turkish lira plunges as Erdoğan claims mandate to continue divisive rule

Re-elected president commits to economic unorthodoxy and culture wars suggesting further trouble ahead

The Guardian - UK

Erdoğan and his hardline allies have won Turkey – women and LGBTQ+ people will pay the price

Five more years of the Turkish president and his radical backers are a daunting prospect for many, says former Guardian Turkey correspondent Constanze Letsch

The Guardian - UK

Turkey's LGBTQ community dread future under Erdogan

Turkey's LGBTQ community fear being exposed to more homophobic hate after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made them into his favourite target for his bitterly divisive re-election campaign.

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Turkey's Erdogan wins election, extending rule to third decade

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.

Radio France Internationale

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins Turkish presidential election

Election board confirms victory of incumbent over opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after runoff

The Guardian - UK

Turkey: Erdogan is president for five more years after defeating Kilicdaroglu in presidential run-off

Rishi Sunak congratulates President Erdogan who won a new term with 52.14% of the vote

Evening Standard

Nationalism is ‘definitely a winner’ in Turkey’s presidential elections

Nationalism has been one of the major themes of the Turkish presidential elections, with both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu using its rhetoric as both sides draw on nationalist parties’ support.

France 24

Symbolism, history and nationalism put Erdogan in strong position ahead of presidential runoff

Emotion trumped economics in the 2023 Turkish presidential campaign, forcing the opposition to embrace nationalism ahead of Sunday’s runoff. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was ahead of the curve, using a mix of nationalist rhetoric, pan-Islamic heroism and historical references in a bid to enter his third decade in power.

France 24

Turkey's presidential runoff: 4 essential reads on what's at stake

Turkish voters will head to the polls on May 28, 2023, for the second time in the month – this time facing a choice between a winnowed field of two candidates, each of whom is vowing to take the country in a very different direction.

The Conversation

‘He works hard’: Voters in Turkey’s quake zone backing Erdoğan in runoff

Despite criticism of his response to February’s earthquakes, Erdoğan is increasingly popular in the rural provinces most affected

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Reuters

Turkey election runoff 2023: what you need to know

Turks were voting on Sunday in a presidential election runoff between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu that will decide whether the president extends his rule into a third decade.

Bangkok Post

Why Turkey's Erdogan continues to be triumphant

It is hard not to be disappointed about the outcome of the first round of Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. In a campaign defined by the aftermath of February's huge earthquake, mounting economic problems and deepening corruption, hopes were high that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian 20-year…

Al Jazeera

Social media lights up over pro-Erdogan quake-zone voters

A majority of cities affected by February’s quakes voted for the ruling AK Party, igniting a wave of criticism online.

Reuters

Factbox-Turkey election runoff 2023: what you need to know

Turks vote on May 28 in a presidential election runoff between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu that will decide whether the president extends his rule into a third decade.

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Reuters

Turkey election results show Erdogan dominating in quake-hit region

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party came out on top in Sunday's elections in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by February's earthquakes, with analysts saying his vow to rebuild devastated cities had reassured voters in what are mostly AKP strongholds.

The Conversation

Turkey's presidential election – how Erdoğan defied the polls to head into runoff as favorite

Turkey is heading toward a presidential runoff election on May 28, 2023, after no candidate won more than half the votes in the first round – the barrier needed to be declared an outright winner.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Turkey’s election results: a step towards autocracy?

Editorial: Confounding the polls, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is now on course to extend his rule into a third decade

Newsroom.co.nz

Democracy on the line in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most serious political opponent for years, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has promised to reverse Erdoğan’s presidential system and return Turkey to parliamentary democracy if elected, writes Oliver Hartwich

The Guardian - UK

‘Erdoğan is too nationalistic’: readers on their vote in Turkey’s election

Many Kılıçdaroğlu supporters said they wanted to force end to Erdoğan’s presidency; some readers still back the incumbent

Reuters

Turkey's election board showed lack of transparency - OSCE observers

Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) showed lack of transparency in its handling of Sunday's elections and biased state media coverage of the contest was a concern, observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said.

The Guardian - UK

Turkey election: what can we expect from Erdoğan v Kılıçdaroğlu runoff?

Key questions answered about state of play in Turkey after presidential election goes to a second round

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