Erdogan won the run-off round on 28 May. Erdogan received a total of 52.1% of the vote, while opposition leader Kemal Celikdaroglu received 47.9%. After winning this election, Erdogan will remain the President till 2028.
This election took place 3 months after the deadly earthquake in Turkey, in which more than 50 thousand people were killed. After the earthquake, questions were raised about Erdogan, who was in power in Turkey for 20 years.
Türkiye’s currency is also at an all-time low against the dollar. Inflation is more than 40 percent. Despite this, Erdogan has managed to win the election. However, Erdogan faced a tough fight in this election from Kemal Kelikdaroglu, the leader of the opposition.
Erdogan has been in power in Türkiye since 2003. He was the Prime Minister of the country till 2014. In 2016, there was a coup attempt in Türkiye.
After this, Erdogan implemented the presidential system by holding a referendum in the country. Since then he is the President of the country. In this way, as the head of the country, he has got power for the 11th time in the last 20 years.
After the election results were announced, Erdogan addressed more than 300,000 people from the balcony of his Istanbul home. During this, Erdogan said that this is the victory of the whole of Türkiye. During the speech, he made fun of the opposition party and said – Bye-bye Kelikdaroglu.