Reuters: Kurdish desire for change grows as elections approach

Britain’s Reuters news agency, which published a series of analyzes on the May 14 election, wrote that support for President Tayyip Erdogan has also declined among Kurdish voters.

Speaking to Kurdish voters who have withdrawn their support for Erdogan, Reuters noted that support for the once-strong government has declined in cities where Kurds are concentrated. A TV personality named Mehmet from Diyarbakır, who explained that he had voted for the AKP before but changed his mind after the earthquakes on February 6, said: “Change is a must in Turkey. Young people have no hope and no future,” he said.

In the news, which included the interpretation that the government’s growing nationalist rhetoric has eroded support for Erdogan among Kurds, it was noted that the cost-of-living crisis threatened Erdogan’s chances of winning elections in the southeast and elsewhere. places. Noting that support for National Alliance presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has risen rapidly in Diyarbakır, Reuters reported that Erdoğan still maintains his core base.

‘ERDOĞAN HAS CHANGED IN 20 YEARS’

While it was stated in the news that Erdoğan could not provide evidence to claim that there was a link between the PKK and the opposition, it was recalled that the government had sat down with the PKK for the peace process 10 years ago.

Speaking to Reuters, HDP deputy candidate Mehmet Emin Aktar stated that the HDP also announced its support for Kılıçdaroğlu in the elections, stating that Erdogan has changed over the years: “The language and gestures he uses They are very different from 20 years ago. “The government’s repression violates rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly,” he said.