Turkish Election w/ Khalid Al Bostanji: 18 May, 2023
Turkish Election w/ Khalid Al Bostanji: 18 May, 2023
Turkish Election w/ Khalid Al Bostanji: 18 May, 2023Thursday, May 18, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing an uncertain future after the recent election ended in a stalemate. With no candidate reaching the 50% required to govern, the country is going back to the polls on May 28th. In his 20 year rule, this is the closest Erdoğan has come to defeat. PHD Candidate at Australian National University Khalid Al Bostanji is an expert on Turkish foreign policy and he began by discussing how the run-off election came to be.