British Newspaper The Times: Generation Z Is Ready To Fire The Invincible Erdogan

As Turkey begins the countdown to the elections to be held on May 14, international media organizations are reporting moment-by-moment events in the region and making predictions about the election outcome.

The Sunday Times, one of England’s well established newspapers, published a remarkable story about the elections and young voters in Turkey today. In Louise Callaghan’s story, the headline “Gen Z ready to fire the invincible Erdoğan” was used, while commenting: “While the president hopes to extend his 20-year rule in elections in May, young Voters who are angry with Erdogan’s bigoted policies have another idea.”

In the British Sunday Times news, it was claimed that Generation Z could vote for the opposition instead of Erdogan.

Speaking to some young people whose families have voted for the AKP in the past, The Times wrote that this audience saw Erdogan as a protector of religious freedoms in the past. Speaking to the newspaper, a 24-year-old commented: “It’s dangerous for one person to hold power for so long.” It was noted that there are 13 million voters under the age of 25 and that approximately half of these voters will be voting for the first time.

“Experts say Generation Z wants Erdogan to vacate his 1,150-room palace. Erdogan, once called invincible, fell behind in the polls after opposition parties coalesced. The Sunday Times story also commented that “Many of the voters in this group, which corresponds to a fifth of voters, are motivated by the government’s intolerant moves into everyday life and especially the pressure on social media posting. ”.

While it was noted that Erdogan brought religious freedoms, it was claimed that voting for Istanbul again in the 2019 local elections was a turning point for many young voters. Speaking to the Sunday Times, the 24-year-old said: “I realized that with Ekrem İmamoğlu winning, my vote was counted. That’s when I started to believe in the elections,” he said.