Turkey's Erdogan to Run Again in Early 2028 Vote, Top Adviser Says
Mehmet Ucum said an early election could be held if 360 lawmakers back it, a threshold that would let Erdogan seek another term.
- On Thursday, senior presidential adviser Mehmet Ucum suggested bringing presidential and parliamentary elections forward to April 16, 2028, potentially allowing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to seek another term.
- Triggering an early election requires 360 parliamentary votes, but the Justice and Development Party and Nationalist Movement Party coalition controls only 326 seats, leaving them at least 30 votes short.
- Erdogan has served as president since 2014, winning re-election in 2018 and 2023 after a 2017 referendum established an executive presidential system that limits leaders to two consecutive terms.
- Government officials, including AKP spokesman Omer Celik, have denied plans for an early vote, while opposition leader Ozgur Ozel has repeatedly demanded one since the March 2025 jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
- Experts warn that intensifying state control, including the blocking of more than 1.5 million websites in 2025, continues to narrow political space ahead of potential electoral cycles.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to run for president again, according to Turkish media citing a high-ranking advisor to Erdogan.
New data has been added to the discussion about the next presidential elections in Turkey by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's legal advisor, who mentioned April 16, 2028 as a possible date for them. Mehmet Ucsum, an advisor to the Turkish president, also stated that Erdogan will be a candidate "for the last time", bringing back to the fore the issue of the constitutional possibility of another presidential candidacy. Speaking to the Turkish Press Federati…
A prominent adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confirmed that he would be holding the next presidential election if it was submitted one month earlier in 2028, but that the deadline would require the approval of the majority in Parliament.
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Countering his promises of 2023, the Turkish President intends to represent himself for a fourth term, said Thursday Mehmet Uçum, one of his chief advisers.
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