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The Inquiry: What does this presidential election mean for Turkey’s future?

Turkey’s Presidential Election

11/05/2023 GMT

What does this presidential election mean for Turkey’s future?

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, What does this presidential election mean for Turkey’s future?

Turkish voters face a choice: re-elect President Erdogan or back the coalition candidate

Turkey’s President Erdogan is facing serious pressure - how could the choice voters make in this month’s Presidential Election define Turkey’s Destiny for decades.

For the first time in his 20 years in power Erdogan is facing serious pressure - and the choice voters make in this month’s presidential election could define Turkey’s destiny for decades. 

The impact of February’s devastating earthquake in Turkey is one of the key factors determining how voters will decide on their next president. The Turkish economy  is also under pressure with inflation running at 55%.  Against that background, a coalition of opposition parties, The Table of Six, are supporting a single candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, against President Erdogan. 

As polls predict a tight result in the first round of the election, The Inquiry asks: What does this presidential election mean for Turkey’s future? 

Presenter: Qasa Alom
Producer: Phil Reevell
Researcher: Anoushka Mutanda -Dougherty
Editor: Tara McDermott 
Technical producer: Nicky Edwards

(Turkish citizen living abroad casts her vote in advance of the presidential election in London UK April 29 2023. Credit: Rasid Necati Aslim/Getty Images)

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