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What Erdoğan's reelection means for Turkey's political system, economy and foreign policy

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
What Erdoğan's reelection means for Turkey's political system, economy and foreign policySupporters of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrate in Istanbul on May 28, 2023.AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been reelected as president, ensuring that his term as leader of Turkey will extend to a quarter century.

The electorate returned Erdoğan to power in a runoff vote on May 28, 2023, with 52% of votes. But with...

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