US EditionTurkey’s President Erdogan seals election victory to enter third decade in power
- Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in the country's presidential runoff election, extending his rule into a third decade. Preliminary, unofficial results show Erdogan at 52.1% and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu at 47.9%.
- Erdogan's victory has implications beyond Ankara as Turkey plays a key role in NATO and stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. His government vetoed Sweden's bid to join NATO and purchased Russian missile-defense systems, which prompted the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter-jet project.
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Turkey: Erdogan wins runoff election and remains president
Der türkische Staatschef Recep Tayyip Erdogan steht vor seiner dritten Amtszeit als Präsident. Den Wahlsieg sieht er als Bestätigung seiner Politik. Er wird daher künftig noch weniger auf den Westen schauen.
Turkish President Erdogan wins runoff to secure his grip on power
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Sunday's run-off election, surviving the biggest challenge to his two decades in power. The victory cements his grip on Turkey, an important NATO member, despite mounting economic woes, skyrocketing inflation and poor response to February's devastating earthquake. Amna Nawaz discussed the impact of results with Gönül Tol and James Jeffery.
President Erdogan wins Turkey presidential run-off
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has narrowly won a run-off election to secure another term in power. His rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, didn't dispute the outcome but called the election unfair. Turkish member of parliament Rumeysa Kadak from Erdogan’s AK Party told DW News that allegations the election was unfair were ‘nonsense’.
Erdogan fans in Vienna: Domestic politics are foaming
Die in Österreich lebenden türkischen Staatsbürger haben auch bei der Stichwahl mit großer Mehrheit für Amtsinhaber Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestimmt. In Wien wurde die Wiederwahl Erdogans von dessen Fans am Sonntagabend lautstark gefeiert. Teilweise wurde auch der Straßenverkehr lahmgelegt. In der heimischen Politik hat man damit keinerlei Freude: Die Rede ist von „Parallelgesellschaften“ und auch „einem kruden Verständnis von Demokratie“. Die Wah…
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