Turkiye's Presidential Race: Whose Vision Will Prevail?

Dr James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

16-May-23 07:30

Turkiye's Presidential Race: Whose Vision Will Prevail?

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Turkiye’s presidential race will head into a run-off on 28 May, after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu won more than 50% of the vote. We discuss the outcome of Sunday’s elections and who holds the upper hand leading into the run-off with Dr. James Dorsey of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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Categories: international, politics, controversies

Tags: turkiye elections, controversies, race politics,

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