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Turkish general election 2023

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces a huge election test in May against a united opposition led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

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‘I can do it’: Erdoğan promises Turkey more strongman medicine
Veteran leader faces economic reckoning after defeating rivals in Sunday’s presidential election
An anxious future for Turkey’s economy and democracy
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has little time to bask in his electoral triumph
Erdoğan extends rule into third decade with Turkish election victory
Official results show veteran leader beat rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in bitter presidential run-off
The patronage network behind Erdoğan’s bid for third decade in power
A sprawling system of influence and state largesse helps to explain the Turkish president’s popularity with voters
Kılıçdaroğlu vows to ‘send refugees home’ as he squares up to Erdoğan
Turkish opposition candidate adopts darker tone ahead of second round of presidential election
West braced for five more years of ‘unreliable’ Erdoğan at helm in Turkey
Another term for the Turkish president would continue western nations’ fraught relationship with Ankara

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