Reuters interviewed earthquake victims: they are checking loyalty to Erdogan

As the earthquake disaster that struck Turkey and the human tragedy that followed changed in dimension with the election debates, Reuters, the renowned UK-based news agency, made a remarkable report.

The agency published a full report with the headline “Turkey earthquake survivors review their loyalty to Erdogan in the elections.” While it was claimed on the news that the Reuters correspondent met about 30 people, it was claimed that support for Erdogan had changed. In the news, it was pointed out that the slowness of the government in the rescue efforts and the statements by the authorities caused discomfort and anger.

“WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT”

However, it was stated in the news that some voters will continue to vote for President Erdogan and his AKP party. In the news, “Reuters met with about 30 earthquake survivors in Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman and Gaziantep last week. Even those who say they will support Erdogan to the end question their support. Speaking to Reuters without revealing his name, a student from Kahramanmaraş said: “My opinion has completely changed. We are members of the AKP, but the earthquake changed everything for us, ”he said.

Speaking to Reuters, an AKP official said he was aware of the reaction in the region, but the election could be won thanks to rebuilding buildings and a confused opposition.

In the news, “In the 2018 elections in the region, the AKP and MHP received more than 65 percent of the vote. Speaking to Reuters, many citizens said that the opposition party announced its candidate late and that they would only vote for a nationalist candidate like Ankara’s metropolitan mayor Mansur Yavaş. Kılıçdaroğlu had said that if he was elected, he would make Yavaş vice president.