Election comment from The Economist, who used the phrase “Erdogan must go” in the first round.
The Economist, one of England’s leading magazines, published extensive news yesterday after the second round of elections in Turkey.
The most important election of 2023, before the first electoral round. He announced his support for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who used the cover of “Turkey and the future of democracy” and was a Nation Alliance candidate. “Save democracy, Erdogan has to go and play the game”, the labels were on the cover of the magazine.
The cover of The Economist was on the agenda a few weeks ago.
At the time, this cover of The Economist and the expressions he used provoked a reaction from Ankara. As Erdogan and the ministers reacted to The Economist, Erdogan criticized the magazine’s cover anonymously. In a statement on his social media account, Erdogan said: “We will not allow our domestic politics to be directed and the national will to be influenced by magazine covers, which are the operational apparatus of global powers.”
“BEST MISSED OPPORTUNITY”
After yesterday’s vote, The Economist published a full report on Turkey… The report said: “The best opportunity to restore democracy in the last 10 years has been lost.” “In Turkey, the opposition had the best chance to overthrow Erdogan. Six opposition parties had prepared a comprehensive reform program. Inflation was also high in the economy and the reason for this was the strange monetary policies. During the earthquake, construction irregularities came to light. But these were not enough. Erdogan displayed parts of the playbook that he has won election after election in the past. He lit the flames of the culture wars in Turkey and portrayed the opposition as a threat to Turkish culture and national security.
It was emphasized that during election campaigns, Erdoğan showed Kılıçdaroğlu’s staged videos to voters and that the media in Turkey was biased. In the news, “Kılıçdaroğlu appeared mainly on social media and appeared on a small number of channels close to the opposition. The promise to send millions of refugees did not work.