The British news agency took the pulse of young voters: Many go to the polls to quell their anger
As the international media news, analysis and commentary on the May 14 elections and Turkey continued apace, the British news agency Reuters published a remarkable piece of news…
Reuters has taken the pulse of young voters, who are vitally important in these elections. In the news headlined “Many First Time Voters in Turkish Elections Will Go to the Polls for a New Life,” the news read: “When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came to power, he said there was a better life when he came to power.” voting age but that there is a better life than previous generations thanks to today’s social media opportunities they were born into and to quell their anger.
Saying he will support Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the Nation Alliance candidate, Berivan (sitting) said, “You can’t get to a place without torpedoes.”
TURN OF YOUNG VOTERS 6.4 MILLION
However, it was claimed that among young voters there are those who believe that the government can solve current problems, while Berivan, 21, who works as a model technician at a textile company, told the agency, said he was excited to vote for the first time. Berivan said: “The economy is in bad shape. Young people can prevent this. Generation Z can change this… They will also be with the person the young person chooses or the person they trust to change.” It was stated that the number of voters between the ages of 18-22 is 6.4 million and the number of first-time voters is very high.
The voter named Berivan said: “Recovering education and the economy means saving the youth. Hopefully I can recover education and recover the economy. We believe it can save the youth… The system has completely collapsed, schools are now based on money. Everyone who has a good economic situation is a professional; Nobody can get anywhere without a torpedo.”
Saying he will vote for the AKP, ORGAN said: “We want the exorbitant prices to change.”
“THE REASON FOR THE ECONOMY IS CURRENT POWER”
“We have no expectations from the people who are in power right now, they have screwed up the country… The country is in a totally screwed up state. He is the reason that education has become money. The current government is the reason why the economy sucks,” Berivan says, adding that he will vote for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as the presidential candidate.
Berivan said: “Because we think many parties can come together and achieve something… I hope you see the young people. I hope they fix education… I think the current change of government will be good for all of us”.
Also drawing attention in the Reuters news were statements by a young man named Emre Orgin, born in 2001, who said he would support Erdogan’s government.
“Of course, I want it to continue. We want the current government to continue with some policy changes.