Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) The Three Amigos
Posted on 06/23/2019 3:46:26 PM PDT by Java4Jay
Turkey’s main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul’s re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power and promising a new beginning in the country’s largest city.
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Broadcasters put the CHP’s lead on Sunday at about 800,000 votes, eclipsing the roughly 13,000-vote margin in March.
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“This is definitely going to have an impact on the future of Turkish politics given the margin of victory. It’s an alarming sign for the AKP establishment,”
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) The Three Amigos
You can’t fool all the people, all the time.
People may have wised up to Erdogan.
Alternatively, it may be that the economic turn down and currency devaluation are now widely felt.
Either way, bad news for Erdogan and his AKP Party.
The caliphate has been put on hold.
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Here is some good news.
The Remainers in Great Britain could easily face the same situation if they manage to bully Parliament into a second Brexit vote. Better have a plan B ready.
All good points, but Erdogan can simply stage another coup attempt and lock up his opposition.
He is dictator material....
I take it this will have an impact on their decision to purchase the Russian S-400s instead of our F-35, no?
It may be too late I don’t know.
Will Turkey get rid of their terrorist and chief?
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks...
Over an hour and a half. *sigh*
The loss is really important, he pulled out every trick in the book to keep it from happening.
Bad for Erdoooo is good for the Turkish people (possibly a minority that are pro Western).
Thanks for post and ping.
“Alternatively, it may be that the economic turn down and currency devaluation are now widely felt.”
You aren’t Turkish if you take current downturn serious. Money not even devalued in half over a year is actually a sign of stability there.
If Erdogan has lost Constantinople, he is in big trouble. 17 million people are a big block of votes.
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