Highlighting Bloomberg’s Comment on Erdogan’s Campaign: Repeating Outdated Stereotypes

The world press publishes analysis drawing attention to the impact of the critical elections to be held in Turkey on world politics.

The US-based Bloomberg news agency, in its article by Bobby Ghosh, examined President Tayyip Erdoğan’s election rhetoric and discussed the foreign policy orientations of National Alliance candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Describing May 14 as “the world’s most important election in 2023,” Bloomberg wrote that according to polls, Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu are head-to-head and all scenarios are possible. The article, in which the mood of despair prevailed in the campaign speeches of Erdogan and AKP executives, was commented on by the AKP government repeating “stale clichés” to distract voters from the disastrous management of the economy. .

‘EXCUSE TO PREPARE FOR DEATH’

Noting that AKP executives frequently voice accusations that the West is trying to influence elections, Bloomberg said: “Such hysterical comments about Western conspiracies are like creating an excuse to prepare for defeat.”

In the article titled “Elections in Turkey will not make the dreams of the West come true”, it was also stated that if Kılıçdaroğlu came to power, no major changes in Turkish foreign policy were expected.

Noting that US President Biden and European leaders would be pleased with Erdogan’s departure, Kılıçdaroğlu’s conciliatory language would create satisfaction, the agency wrote that Kılıçdaroğlu would likely focus on domestic politics. Bloomberg stated that if the West wants Kılıçdaroğlu to be more flexible on foreign policy, it should help Erdogan clean up the debris he has created in the Turkish economy.

In the article, it was stated that Kılıçdaroğlu would not make a major change in the direction of the S-400, sanctions against Russia, Syria and refugees, but there was no reason to doubt the sincerity of the opposition leader, who promised to renew. relations with the West. Bloomberg included the assessment that even if the government changes in Turkey, the country will reveal its own priorities.