The Most Important Election in 2023?

05/05/23 • 45 min

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After 20 years in power, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a tough reelection on May 14. High inflation and an earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people have created a political opening for opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. What are the dynamics shaping this election? And what would a change of leadership in Ankara mean for the world?

Host Ravi Agrawal is joined by FP columnist Steven Cook and Gonul Tol, author of Erdogan’s War.

Suggested reading:

Reuben Silverman: What Happens When a Turkish President Loses an Election? No One Knows.

Steven A. Cook: What if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?

Halil Karaveli: Turkey’s Opposition Can’t Win Without the Working Class

Gonul Tol: Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria

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Host Ravi Agrawal is joined by FP columnist Steven Cook and Gonul Tol, author of Erdogan’s War.

Suggested reading:

Reuben Silverman: What Happens When a Turkish President Loses an Election? No One Knows.

Steven A. Cook: What if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?

Halil Karaveli: Turkey’s Opposition Can’t Win Without the Working Class

Gonul Tol: Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria

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