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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of AK Party’s headquarters in Istanbul on the day of the Presidential runoff vote on May 28.

Erdogan’s victory in Turkiye a triumph of nationalism and political manoeuvring

His reelection on the anniversary of the Turkish conquest of Istanbul is a clear message of national pride and defiance against Western interference.

Iftikhar Gilani

Supporters of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the AK Party headquarters, in Ankara on May 15.

Turkiye election: Erdogan wins round one on back of freebies, rhetoric against West

However, opposition leaders are confident of winning the second round on May 28.

Iftikhar Gilani

Election campaign billboards of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul on April 27, 2023. The slogan on the billboard reads: “One year free natural gas for households.”

Türkiye elections: A closely-fought cliffhanger on the cards

The opposition’s Kemal Kilicdaroglu is mounting a stiff challenge to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the keenly-watched elections on May 14.

Iftikhar Gilani

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (hird row, fourth from right) and the head of the nationalist MHP party Devlet Bahceli (to his right) with rescue team members at Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) coordination centre in Adiyaman on February 27.

Erdogan jittery after Türkiye earthquake, desperate to salvage political fortunes

Even before the quake, the outcome of elections scheduled for May had been eagerly awaited.

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Sham Sheikh Mohammed, a nine-year-old Syrian girl, arrives at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing ahead of entering Türkiye for treatment on February 23. Sham’s fate captured the tragedy, hope, and heartbreak of the earthquake after she spent 40 hours under the rubble before being rescued and taken to Türkiye.

International community ignores quake-hit Syria, its dead and the dying

More than 6,000 deaths estimated in earthquake-affected region of Syria.

Iftikhar Gilani

Arda Oktay, who is rescued along with his family, waves as he is carried to an ambulance after being rescued alive from rubble, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Iskenderun, Türkiye.

Türkiye-Syria earthquake: ‘It looked like a nuclear bomb had been dropped’

The February 6 earthquake has killed more than 20,000 people and affected around 12 million.

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