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divisions were growing<\/strong><\/a> among the AKP on future economic policies, with some seeking an alternative to Erdo\u011fan's controversial programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the devastating earthquake in February, opponents thought voters would punish him over the state\u2019s initially slow response.<\/p>\n<p>But in the first round of voting on May 14, which included parliamentary elections, the AKP emerged top in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by the earthquakes, helping it secure a parliamentary majority along with its allies.<\/p>\n<p>Although Erdo\u011fan has used nationalism to maintain his popularity, the economic crises are unlikely to be resolved quickly.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>On foreign affairs<\/strong><\/h2><p>The defeat of K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu, who promised to set the country on a more democratic and collaborative path, will likely be cheered in Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, it could be mourned in Western capitals as Turkey has taken a more confrontational and independent stance in foreign affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Under Erdo\u011fan, Turkey has flexed military power in the Middle East and beyond, forging closer ties with Russia. Meanwhile, relations with the European Union and the United States become increasingly strained.<\/p>\n<p>He has conducted a diplomatic \"balancing act\" since Russia invaded Ukraine, opposing Western sanctions on Russia, while at the same time sending drones to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>According to experts,\u00a0 Erdo\u011fan does not want to completely break with the West, he just wants to do things his own way.<\/p>\n<p>He will probably continue to have a contentious and quarrelsome relationship with the West.<\/p>\n<p>\"Turkey is breaking away from the West, although it is a NATO member spiritually, Turkey is not a part of NATO anymore,\" said economist Arda Tunca.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685303883,"publishedAt":1685308197,"updatedAt":1685773654,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/28\/what-erdogans-re-election-means-for-turkey-and-the-west","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/64\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_de6d05ab-63ba-5dfd-ae89-ae551e78756f-7636460.jpg","altText":"Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan","caption":"Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2200,"height":1381}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"samar","title":"Kamuran Samar","twitter":"@kamuran_s"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":28586,"slug":"28-may-election-results","urlSafeValue":"28-may-election-results","title":"28 may election results","titleRaw":"28 may election results"},{"id":105,"slug":"european-union","urlSafeValue":"european-union","title":"European Union","titleRaw":"European Union"},{"id":23588,"slug":"turkey-eu-relations","urlSafeValue":"turkey-eu-relations","title":"Turkiye EU relations","titleRaw":"Turkiye EU relations"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2285232}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Joshua Askew","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','gs_politics','sm_politics','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','neg_mobkoi_castrol','castrol_negative_uk','gs_busfin','gs_politics_elections','gt_negative','shadow9hu7_pos_ukrainecrisis','neg_facebook_2021','gs_economy_misc','gs_economy','neg_nespresso','neg_facebook_q4','gs_busfin_economy','gb_crime_edu','gb_death_injury_news-ent'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/28\/what-erdogans-re-election-means-for-turkey-and-the-west","lastModified":1685773654},{"id":2283444,"cid":7635632,"versionId":45,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230528_NWSU_51826253","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Turkish presidential election: Erdogan win leaves country divided","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkish election: Erdogan win leaves country divided","titleListing2":"Turkish presidential election: Erdogan win leaves country divided","leadin":"Turkey's president defeated secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting on Sunday. 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","url":"live-polls-close-in-turkeys-historic-presidential-election","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"President Recep\u00a0Tayyip Erdogan will rule until\u00a02028 after winning last night's Turkish presidential election.\u00a0 \n\nHe defeated rival\u00a0Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting, after coming just short of an outright victory first time around on 14 May.\u00a0 \n\nErdogan secured more than 52% of the vote, though the results have split the nation.\u00a0 \n\nIn two bullish victory speeches, the 69-year-old thanked voters for entrusting him with power again and called for unity.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, he soon targeted political foes, such as challenger Kemal\u00a0Kilicdaroglu, jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas and the LGBT community.\u00a0 \n\nSecular rival Kilicdaroglu said the election was \u201cthe most unjust ever,\u201d claiming Erdogan had mobilised all state resources and the media he controls against him.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe will continue to be at the forefront of this struggle until real democracy comes to our country,\u201d he said in Ankara. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>President Recep\u00a0Tayyip Erdogan will rule until\u00a02028 after winning last night's Turkish presidential election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He defeated rival\u00a0Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting, after coming just short of an outright victory first time around on 14 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan secured more than 52% of the vote, though the results have split the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In two bullish victory speeches, the 69-year-old thanked voters for entrusting him with power again and called for unity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he soon targeted political foes, such as challenger Kemal\u00a0Kilicdaroglu, jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas and the LGBT community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Secular rival Kilicdaroglu said the election was \u201cthe most unjust ever,\u201d claiming Erdogan had mobilised all state resources and the media he controls against him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to be at the forefront of this struggle until real democracy comes to our country,\u201d he said in Ankara.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/13927820?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><scribblelive data-id=\"3033562\"><\/scribblelive>\n<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685266537,"publishedAt":1685283833,"updatedAt":1685430985,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/28\/live-polls-close-in-turkeys-historic-presidential-election","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b51d36c4-a86d-5453-b4c4-6be8d5489d01-7635632.jpg","altText":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara.","caption":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara.","captionCredit":"Ali Unal\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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Erdogan\u2019s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago. \n\nKilicdaroglu, a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country\u2019s future. \n\nMore than 64 million people are eligible to cast ballots. The polls opened at 8 a.m. \n\nTurkey does not have exit polls, but the preliminary results are expected to come within hours of the polls closing at 5 p.m. \n\nGlobal implications \n\nThe final decision could have implications far beyond Ankara because Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO. \n\nTurkey vetoed Sweden\u2019s bid to join the alliance and purchased Russian missile defence systems, which prompted the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter jet project. But Erdogan\u2019s government also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis. \n\nThe May 14 election saw an 87% turnout, and strong participation is expected again Sunday, reflecting voters\u2019 devotion to elections in a country where freedom of expression and assembly have been suppressed. \n\nIn the mainly-Kurdish populated province of Diyarbakir \u2014 one of 11 regions hit by the February 6 earthquake \u2014 60-year-old retiree Mustafa Yesil said he voted for \u201cchange.\u201d \n\n\u201cI'm not happy at all with the way this country is going. Let me be clear, if this current administration continues, I don\u2019t see good things for the future,\u201d he said. \"I see that it will end badly \u2014 this administration has to change.\" \n\nBut Mehmet Yurttas, an Erdogan supporter, disagreed. \n\n\u201cI believe that our homeland is at the peak, in a very good condition,\u201d the 57-year-old shop owner said. \u201cOur country\u2019s trajectory is very good and it will continue being good.\u201d \n\nTurkey's longest-serving leader \n\nIf he wins, Erdogan, 69, could remain in power until 2028. After three stints as prime minister and two as president, the devout Muslim who heads the conservative and religious Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is already Turkey\u2019s longest-serving leader. \n\nThe first half of Erdogan\u2019s tenure included reforms that allowed the country to begin talks to join the European Union and economic growth that lifted many out of poverty. But he later moved to suppress freedoms and the media and concentrated more power in his hands, especially after a failed coup attempt that Turkey says was orchestrated by the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement. \n\nErdogan transformed the presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office through a narrowly won 2017 referendum that scrapped Turkey\u2019s parliamentary system of governance. He was the first directly elected president in 2014 and won the 2018 election that ushered in the executive presidency. \n\nThe May 14 election was the first that Erdogan did not win outright. \n\nCritics blame Erdogan\u2019s unconventional economic policies for skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis. Many also faulted his government for the slow response to the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey. \n\nStill, Erdogan has retained the backing of conservative voters who remain devoted to him for lifting Islam\u2019s profile in the country that was founded on secular principles and for raising the country\u2019s influence in world politics. \n\nIn a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he has increased wages and pensions and subsidized electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey\u2019s homegrown defence industry and infrastructure projects. He also centred his reelection campaign on a promise to rebuild quake-stricken areas, including constructing 319,000 homes within the year. Many see him as a source of stability. \n\nPromise to restore democracy \n\nKilicdaroglu is a soft-mannered former civil servant who has led the pro-secular Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, since 2010. He campaigned on a promise to reverse Erdogan\u2019s democratic backsliding, restore the economy by reverting to more conventional policies, and to improve ties with the West. \n\nIn a frantic do-or-die effort to reach out to nationalist voters in the runoff, Kilicdaroglu vowed to send back refugees and ruled out any peace negotiations with Kurdish militants if he is elected. \n\nMany in Turkey regard Syrian refugees who have been under Turkey\u2019s temporary protection after fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria as a burden on the country, and their repatriation became a key issue in the election. \n\nEarlier in the week, Erdogan received the endorsement of third-place candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan, who garnered 5.2% of the votes and is no longer in the race. Meanwhile, a staunchly anti-migrant party that had supported Ogan\u2019s candidacy, announced it would back Kilicdaroglu. \n\nA defeat for Kilicdaroglu would add to a long list of electoral losses to Erdogan and put pressure on him to step down as party chairman. \n\nErdogan\u2019s AKP party and its allies retained a majority of seats in parliament following a legislative election that was also held on May 14. Parliamentary elections will not be repeated Sunday. \n\nErdogan\u2019s party also dominated in the earthquake-hit region, winning 10 out of 11 provinces in an area that has traditionally supported the president. Erdogan came in ahead in the presidential race in eight of those provinces. \n\nState resources and media control \n\nAs in previous elections, Erdogan used state resources and his control of the media to reach voters. \n\nFollowing the May 14 vote, international observers also pointed to the criminalization of dissemination of false information and online censorship as evidence that Erdogan had an \u201cunjustified advantage.\u201d The observers also said the elections showed the resilience of Turkish democracy. \n\nErdogan and pro-government media portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country\u2019s pro-Kurdish party, as colluding with \u201cterrorists\u201d and of supporting what they described as \u201cdeviant\u201d LGBTQ rights. \n\nKilicdaroglu \u201creceives his orders from Qandil,\u201d Erdogan repeatedly said at recent campaign rallies, a reference to the mountains in Iraq where the leadership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK, is based. \n\n\u201cWe receive our orders from God and the people,\u201d he said. \n\nThe election was being held as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a republic, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. \n\nSunday also marks the 10th anniversary of the start of mass anti-government protests that broke out over plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's Gezi Park and turned into one of the most serious challenges to Erdogan's government. \n\nErdogan's response to the protests came as a harbinger of a crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. Eight people, including philanthropist businessman Osman Kavala, architects and a filmmaker have been convicted over their alleged involvement in the protests. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Polls have closed in the second and final round of Turkey's most important presidential election in decades.<\/p>\n<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey\u2019s helm for 20 years, is favoured to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round on May 14.<\/p>\n<p>The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance and leader of Turkey\u2019s centre-left main opposition party. Erdogan\u2019s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu, a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>More than 64 million people are eligible to cast ballots. The polls opened at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey does not have exit polls, but the preliminary results are expected to come within hours of the polls closing at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//54//16//808x539_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg/" alt=\"Metin Yoksu/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/384x256_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/640x427_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/750x500_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/828x552_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/1080x720_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/1200x800_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/1920x1281_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Two women walk past an image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, as they arrive to vote at a polling station in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 28 May, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Metin Yoksu/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Global implications<\/h2><p>The final decision could have implications far beyond Ankara because Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey vetoed Sweden\u2019s bid to join the alliance and purchased Russian missile defence systems, which prompted the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter jet project. But Erdogan\u2019s government also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The May 14 election saw an 87% turnout, and strong participation is expected again Sunday, reflecting voters\u2019 devotion to elections in a country where freedom of expression and assembly have been suppressed.<\/p>\n<p>In the mainly-Kurdish populated province of Diyarbakir \u2014 one of 11 regions hit by the February 6 earthquake \u2014 60-year-old retiree Mustafa Yesil said he voted for \u201cchange.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI'm not happy at all with the way this country is going. Let me be clear, if this current administration continues, I don\u2019t see good things for the future,\u201d he said. \"I see that it will end badly \u2014 this administration has to change.\"<\/p>\n<p>But Mehmet Yurttas, an Erdogan supporter, disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that our homeland is at the peak, in a very good condition,\u201d the 57-year-old shop owner said. \u201cOur country\u2019s trajectory is very good and it will continue being good.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey's longest-serving leader<\/h2><p>If he wins, Erdogan, 69, could remain in power until 2028. After three stints as prime minister and two as president, the devout Muslim who heads the conservative and religious Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is already Turkey\u2019s longest-serving leader.<\/p>\n<p>The first half of Erdogan\u2019s tenure included reforms that allowed the country to begin talks to join the European Union and economic growth that lifted many out of poverty. But he later moved to suppress freedoms and the media and concentrated more power in his hands, especially after a failed coup attempt that Turkey says was orchestrated by the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan transformed the presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office through a narrowly won 2017 referendum that scrapped Turkey\u2019s parliamentary system of governance. He was the first directly elected president in 2014 and won the 2018 election that ushered in the executive presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The May 14 election was the first that Erdogan did not win outright.<\/p>\n<p>Critics blame Erdogan\u2019s unconventional economic policies for skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis. Many also faulted his government for the slow response to the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Erdogan has retained the backing of conservative voters who remain devoted to him for lifting Islam\u2019s profile in the country that was founded on secular principles and for raising the country\u2019s influence in world politics.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he has increased wages and pensions and subsidized electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey\u2019s homegrown defence industry and infrastructure projects. He also centred his reelection campaign on a promise to rebuild quake-stricken areas, including constructing 319,000 homes within the year. Many see him as a source of stability.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//46//04//808x539_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg/" alt=\"Emrah Gurel/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/1920x1281_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A giant banner of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan is displayed on a city wall, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 22, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Emrah Gurel/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Promise to restore democracy<\/h2><p>Kilicdaroglu is a soft-mannered former civil servant who has led the pro-secular Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, since 2010. He campaigned on a promise to reverse Erdogan\u2019s democratic backsliding, restore the economy by reverting to more conventional policies, and to improve ties with the West.<\/p>\n<p>In a frantic do-or-die effort to reach out to nationalist voters in the runoff, Kilicdaroglu vowed to send back refugees and ruled out any peace negotiations with Kurdish militants if he is elected.<\/p>\n<p>Many in Turkey regard Syrian refugees who have been under Turkey\u2019s temporary protection after fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria as a burden on the country, and their repatriation became a key issue in the election.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Erdogan received the endorsement of third-place candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan, who garnered 5.2% of the votes and is no longer in the race. Meanwhile, a staunchly anti-migrant party that had supported Ogan\u2019s candidacy, announced it would back Kilicdaroglu.<\/p>\n<p>A defeat for Kilicdaroglu would add to a long list of electoral losses to Erdogan and put pressure on him to step down as party chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan\u2019s AKP party and its allies retained a majority of seats in parliament following a legislative election that was also held on May 14. Parliamentary elections will not be repeated Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan\u2019s party also dominated in the earthquake-hit region, winning 10 out of 11 provinces in an area that has traditionally supported the president. Erdogan came in ahead in the presidential race in eight of those provinces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.72265625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//54//90//808x586_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg/" alt=\"Burhan Ozbilici/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/384x278_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/640x463_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/750x542_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/828x598_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/1080x780_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/1200x867_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/1920x1388_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Supporters of the main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu hold posters of him after an election campaign rally in Ankara, Turkey, May 27, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Burhan Ozbilici/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>State resources and media control<\/h2><p>As in previous elections, Erdogan used state resources and his control of the media to reach voters.<\/p>\n<p>Following the May 14 vote, international observers also pointed to the criminalization of dissemination of false information and online censorship as evidence that Erdogan had an \u201cunjustified advantage.\u201d The observers also said the elections showed the resilience of Turkish democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan and pro-government media portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country\u2019s pro-Kurdish party, as colluding with \u201cterrorists\u201d and of supporting what they described as \u201cdeviant\u201d LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu \u201creceives his orders from Qandil,\u201d Erdogan repeatedly said at recent campaign rallies, a reference to the mountains in Iraq where the leadership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK, is based.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe receive our orders from God and the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The election was being held as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a republic, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday also marks the 10th anniversary of the start of mass anti-government protests that broke out over plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's Gezi Park and turned into one of the most serious challenges to Erdogan's government.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan's response to the protests came as a harbinger of a crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. 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Yemeni street artist finds voice in aftermath of violence","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"WATCH: Yemeni street artist finds voice in aftermath of violence","titleListing2":"Alaa Rubil, now 30, has been painting murals since he was a teenager but says he only found his voice in the aftermath of violence.","leadin":"Alaa Rubil, now 30, has been painting murals since he was a teenager but says he only found his voice in the aftermath of violence.","summary":"Alaa Rubil, now 30, has been painting murals since he was a teenager but says he only found his voice in the aftermath of violence.","url":"watch-yemeni-street-artist-finds-voice-in-aftermath-of-violence","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pocked buildings of his hometown as canvas, painting images of death and despair to shine a light on the horrors and victims of war. \n\nNot long after the start of the bloody conflict between Yemen's internationally recognised government and Huthi rebel forces, 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Could far-right voters be the deciding factor in Sunday\u2019s presidential election? ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey: Could far-right voters be the deciding factor in election? ","titleListing2":"Far-right candidate, Sinan O\u011fan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu. ","leadin":"Far-right candidate, Sinan O\u011fan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu. ","summary":"Far-right candidate, Sinan O\u011fan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu. ","url":"turkey-could-the-far-right-topple-the-presidential-election","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Far-right candidate Sinan O\u011fan has positioned himself as a \"kingmaker\" in between rounds of the Turkish presidential election. He could tip the scales in siding with the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan or his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu\u00a0despite only securing 5% of the vote in the first round. \n\nK\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu has since multiplied the calls for the nationalist candidate to join sides and has u-turned his stance on immigration - specifically on the 3.7 million Syrian refugees in Turkey - despite a previous focus on\u00a0the fight against corruption and the\u00a0defence of human rights. \n\n\"It's a form of inconsistency,\" Sinan Ciddi, a political scientist who specialises in Turkey and serves as a researcher at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies (FDD) think tank, told Euronews. \n\n\u201cFor months they talked about inclusion, inclusiveness, difference. [...] And now, in the space of about ten days, the CHP candidate [Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu] and the party have veered sharply to the right.\"\u00a0 \n\nWithout success, since the start of the week, O\u011fan has spoken out in favour of Erdo\u011fan. \n\nHowever, in previous speeches, he opposed President Erdo\u011fan many times, the far-right candidate had, for example, tried to overthrow the leadership of his former party, the MHP, to protest against him rallying to Erdogan in 2016. \n\nHe even came to blows with several members of the AKP in the full Turkish National Assembly. \n\nWill far-right voters support Erdogan? \n\nO\u011fan is representing the Alliance of Ultranationalists (ATA), a group that broke up after its defeat in the first round.\u00a0 \n\nThe other strong figure in the movement, \u00dcmit \u00d6zda\u011f, has sided with the opposition. Some have compared\u00a0\u00d6zda\u011f\u00a0to France's far-right opposition candidate, Marie le Pen. \n\nHowever, it would be simplistic to think that voters will simply follow one or the other, explained Ciddi.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe are in uncharted territory. We have never seen the political dynamics of a run-off. \n\n\"So, I feel that we may be overestimating the value of these two small right-wing parties [\u2026] I think that it will rather be a question of knowing how voters answer this question: 'Who do we want as a leader? Erdo\u011fan or K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?'\" \n\nWhatever the final result this Sunday, the far right will, in any case, have succeeded in imposing its hard-line policies until the end of the campaign. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Far-right candidate Sinan O\u011fan has positioned himself as a \"kingmaker\" in between rounds of the Turkish presidential election. He could tip the scales in siding with the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan or his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu\u00a0despite only securing 5% of the vote in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu has since multiplied the calls for the nationalist candidate to join sides and has u-turned his stance on immigration - specifically on the 3.7 million Syrian refugees in Turkey - despite a previous focus on\u00a0the fight against corruption and the\u00a0defence of human rights.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's a form of inconsistency,\" Sinan Ciddi, a political scientist who specialises in Turkey and serves as a researcher at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies (FDD) think tank, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7607456\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//05//16//a-brief-history-of-turkeys-long-tortuous-road-to-join-the-european-union/">A brief history of Turkey's long, tortuous road to join the European Union<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor months they talked about inclusion, inclusiveness, difference. [...] And now, in the space of about ten days, the CHP candidate [Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu] and the party have veered sharply to the right.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Without success, since the start of the week, O\u011fan has spoken out in favour of Erdo\u011fan.<\/p>\n<p>However, in previous speeches, he opposed President Erdo\u011fan many times, the far-right candidate had, for example, tried to overthrow the leadership of his former party, the MHP, to protest against him rallying to Erdogan in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He even came to blows with several members of the AKP in the full Turkish National Assembly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1660659464427503617\"><\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A young pro-Erdo\u011fan activist recalls the episode of the fight between Sinan O\u011fan and several AKP deputies.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Will far-right voters support Erdogan?<\/h2><p>O\u011fan is representing the Alliance of Ultranationalists (ATA), a group that broke up after its defeat in the first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other strong figure in the movement, \u00dcmit \u00d6zda\u011f, has sided with the opposition. Some have compared\u00a0\u00d6zda\u011f\u00a0to France's far-right opposition candidate, Marie le Pen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//10//68//808x539_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg/" alt=\"Alp Eren Kaya/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/384x256_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/640x427_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/750x500_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/828x552_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/1080x720_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/1200x800_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/1920x1281_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, right, shakes with Umit Ozdag, the leader of the far-right Victory Party,.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alp Eren Kaya/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, it would be simplistic to think that voters will simply follow one or the other, explained Ciddi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in uncharted territory. We have never seen the political dynamics of a run-off.<\/p>\n<p>\"So, I feel that we may be overestimating the value of these two small right-wing parties [\u2026] I think that it will rather be a question of knowing how voters answer this question: 'Who do we want as a leader? Erdo\u011fan or K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?'\"<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the final result this Sunday, the far right will, in any case, have succeeded in imposing its hard-line policies until the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684324705,"publishedAt":1685084402,"updatedAt":1685108840,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/26\/turkey-could-the-far-right-topple-the-presidential-election","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fb34dd16-d626-5de2-8798-1c96e0e012cc-7611074.jpg","altText":"The two candidates in the second round of the Turkish presidential election: Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu","caption":"The two candidates in the second round of the Turkish presidential election: Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu","captionCredit":"Euronews via AP, Ali Unal - Canva 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presidential runoff poll in Turkey could be decided by expats and quake victims","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey once again goes to the polls on Sunday in a tight election","titleListing2":"Sunday's presidential runoff poll in Turkey could be decided by expats and quake victims","leadin":"As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll.","summary":"As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll.","url":"sundays-presidential-runoff-poll-in-turkey-could-be-decided-by-expats-and-quake-victims","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Overseas voting for the second round of the presidential election has concluded with a record turnout.\u00a0 \n\nNearly 1.86m Turks cast their ballot and their decisions could be crucial in tipping the balance in favour of the outgoing president, moderate Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or his social democratic rival, Kemal Kili\u00e7daroglu. \n\nErdogan came close to an absolute majority in the first vote despite the economic crisis and the anger of people living in the southern region where a massive earthquake struck in February killing at least 50,000 people. \n\nThe earthquake damage: God's will or negligence \n\nThe city of Antakya was badly hit by the quake, but it was the response of the Erdogan administration that angered people the most.\u00a0 \n\n\u00a0\"For me, it's not a party issue,\" resident Sema Sicek said.\u00a0 \n\n\"I would vote for anyone to get rid of him (Erdogan). It could be Kili\u00e7daroglu or someone else, I don't care. This man (Erdogan) buried us alive, he didn't help us, until today I didn't get any help!\" \n\nYet on 14 May , millions across the ravaged region defied expectations and voted for the man who has ruled Turkey for two decades and may well do so again on Sunday, 28 May.\u00a0 \n\nErdogan's ability to maintain support across Turkey's southeastern disaster zone contributed to Kili\u00e7daroglu's disappointing showing in the first round, which he ended trailing by nearly five points. \n\nThe Turkish leader is now the strong favourite, capping a remarkable turnaround. \nErdogan's secular rival, Kemal\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu, \"does not fill you with hope,\" said Ahmet\u00a0Gulyildizoglu in front of a debris-strewn expanse once occupied by his six-floor apartment building. \n\n\"On the other hand, you have an alliance that keeps their promises,\" the pensioner added, referring to Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party and its far-right allies. \n\nBerk Esen, an associate professor at Istanbul's Sabanci University, called Erdogan's election rebound \"not very surprising\". \n\nEsen argued the region was filled with pious voters who trusted Erdogan's explanation that the massive toll resulted from an unavoidable act of nature, not state negligence over lax building standards. \n\nIn addition, he explained: \"the opposition did not campaign heavily in the area and could not offer an alternative, credible message\".\u00a0 \n\nPlaying the national card \n\nIn response,\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu has struck a stridently nationalist tone, pledging to expel millions of Syrians and other migrants. \n\nThe message resonates in Syrian-border cities such as Antakya where many Syrians fled as war ravaged their own country.\u00a0 \n\nHis campaign team has plastered the city with posters declaring: \"The Syrians will go\". \n\n\"We will not turn Turkey into a depot for migrants,\" the 74-year-old candidate said on a visit to Antakya on Tuesday. \n\nStung by criticism of not campaigning enough in the region,\u00a0Kilicdaroglu has now upped his game but playing the nationalist card may not be enough, or may backfire. \n\n\"The Turkish left is no longer the same,\" voter\u00a0Omer Edip Aslantas in Kirikhan, a northern Hatay district that backed Erdogan, said. \n\n\"They have become anti-Turk, anti-Muslim.\" \n\nErdogan may well be able to cash in on such sentiments. After all, he has the backing of the nationalist MHP. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Overseas voting for the second round of the presidential election has concluded with a record turnout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1.86m Turks cast their ballot and their decisions could be crucial in tipping the balance in favour of the outgoing president, moderate Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or his social democratic rival, Kemal Kili\u00e7daroglu.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan came close to an absolute majority in the first vote despite the economic crisis and the anger of people living in the southern region where a massive earthquake struck in February killing at least 50,000 people.<\/p>\n<h2>The earthquake damage: God's will or negligence<\/h2><p>The city of Antakya was badly hit by the quake, but it was the response of the Erdogan administration that angered people the most.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\"For me, it's not a party issue,\" resident Sema Sicek said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I would vote for anyone to get rid of him (Erdogan). It could be Kili\u00e7daroglu or someone else, I don't care. This man (Erdogan) buried us alive, he didn't help us, until today I didn't get any help!\"<\/p>\n<p>Yet on 14 May , millions across the ravaged region defied expectations and voted for the man who has ruled Turkey for two decades and may well do so again on Sunday, 28 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan's ability to maintain support across Turkey's southeastern disaster zone contributed to Kili\u00e7daroglu's disappointing showing in the first round, which he ended trailing by nearly five points.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish leader is now the strong favourite, capping a remarkable turnaround.<br>Erdogan's secular rival, Kemal\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu, \"does not fill you with hope,\" said Ahmet\u00a0Gulyildizoglu in front of a debris-strewn expanse once occupied by his six-floor apartment building.<\/p>\n<p>\"On the other hand, you have an alliance that keeps their promises,\" the pensioner added, referring to Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party and its far-right allies.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7599340,7549694,7573710\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//12//earthquake-victims-in-turkey-are-divided-ahead-of-national-elections/">Earthquake victims in Turkey are divided ahead of national elections <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//02//brawls-break-out-as-turks-vote-in-pivotal-election-overseas/">Brawls break out as Turks vote in pivotal election overseas <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//04//21//what-role-might-turkish-voters-in-europe-play-in-mays-presidential-election/">What role might Turkish voters in Europe play in May's presidential election?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Berk Esen, an associate professor at Istanbul's Sabanci University, called Erdogan's election rebound \"not very surprising\".<\/p>\n<p>Esen argued the region was filled with pious voters who trusted Erdogan's explanation that the massive toll resulted from an unavoidable act of nature, not state negligence over lax building standards.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he explained: \"the opposition did not campaign heavily in the area and could not offer an alternative, credible message\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Playing the national card<\/h2><p>In response,\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu has struck a stridently nationalist tone, pledging to expel millions of Syrians and other migrants.<\/p>\n<p>The message resonates in Syrian-border cities such as Antakya where many Syrians fled as war ravaged their own country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His campaign team has plastered the city with posters declaring: \"The Syrians will go\".<\/p>\n<p>\"We will not turn Turkey into a depot for migrants,\" the 74-year-old candidate said on a visit to Antakya on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Stung by criticism of not campaigning enough in the region,\u00a0Kilicdaroglu has now upped his game but playing the nationalist card may not be enough, or may backfire.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Turkish left is no longer the same,\" voter\u00a0Omer Edip Aslantas in Kirikhan, a northern Hatay district that backed Erdogan, said.<\/p>\n<p>\"They have become anti-Turk, anti-Muslim.\"<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan may well be able to cash in on such sentiments. After all, he has the backing of the nationalist MHP.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685024027,"publishedAt":1685041745,"updatedAt":1685632255,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/25\/sundays-presidential-runoff-poll-in-turkey-could-be-decided-by-expats-and-quake-victims","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/01\/22\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e4d8ad95-74ac-5b6a-9690-44761cd633e5-7630122.jpg","altText":"A Turkish woman goes to the polling station as she looks at a banner showing a Turkish mosque and the skyline of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ","caption":"A Turkish woman goes to the polling station as she looks at a banner showing a Turkish mosque and the skyline of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ","captionCredit":"Michael Probst\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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AKP divided on future economic policies before election runoff - reports","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Erdogan's party divided on economy before runoff - reports","titleListing2":"Erdogan's AKP divided on future economic policies before election runoff - reports","leadin":"An \"informal group\" is discussing an alternative to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial economic programme, days before he seeks to extend his reign.","summary":"An \"informal group\" is discussing an alternative to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial economic programme, days before he seeks to extend his reign.","url":"erdogans-akp-divided-on-future-economic-policies-before-election-runoff-reports","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Disagreements over \"unsustainable\" economic policy under Recep Tayyip Erdogan have emerged within his own party days before Turkey heads to a second round of national elections.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nAn \"informal group\" from the ruling AKP are considering whether the 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in the Green Revolution","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Banking and the climate crisis","titleListing2":"Investing in the Green Revolution","leadin":"As many countries around the world try and reach the ambitious goal set at COP26 of reaching Net Zero by 2050, just how is the banking sector adapting to the challenge? In this week's episode of The Exchange we explore how big banks across the world are investing in the green revolution.","summary":"As many countries around the world try and reach the ambitious goal set at COP26 of reaching Net Zero by 2050, just how is the banking sector adapting to the challenge? In this week's episode of The Exchange we explore how big banks across the world are investing in the green revolution.","url":"investing-in-the-green-revolution","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Everyone has a part to play in the ongoing climate emergency gripping the planet, according to the United Nations. At its most recent climate conference, the organisation outlined some of the key challenges we face in tackling this problem, warning it\u2019s \u2018now or never\u2019 for sectors to get their plans in place. \n\nWe are entering a critical decade in the battle against climate change. Global emissions must be reduced by nearly 43% by 2030 to keep global temperature rises within the 2 degrees Celsius limit. The UN indicates that further reductions could limit temperature rises to just 1.5 degrees Celsius if we treat our climate goals with the seriousness they deserve. \n\nOne sector going above and beyond to reduce emissions is the international finance community. Indeed, money talks, and the 'Green Revolution' requires substantial investment to truly make a difference. \n\nMahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, elaborated on his role in helping the UN reach its climate goals. \n\n\u201cAs a UN climate champion I propose new ideas focusing on finance and partnerships. We work based on the good practice of disclosure and being transparent in everything we do\u201d \n\nDay-to-Day banking \n\nThe shift to sustainability has become a sector-wide initiative and banking leaders are spearheading projects that align with the UN\u2019s targets. \n\nIn light of the Qatari Government's commitment to invest 75 billion dollars in a more sustainable economy, we spoke to Mohammed Azem Hamad, Chief Risk Officer at Qatar International Islamic Bank, about what this means for his organization. \n\n\u201cIf we are talking about sustainability in banking, we are talking about strategic planning and executions of the banking corporations and the business activities while taking into consideration the three main pillars for sustainability: Environment, Social and Governance.\u201d Hamad explains. \n\n\u201cOur strategy aligns with Qatar National Vision 2030 and also with United Nations sustainable development goals and the Qatar stock exchange market sustainable measures.\u201d \n\nBanking benefits \n\nApart from helping build a greener future, what other advantages can the banking sector gain by investing in sustainable businesses? \n\n\u201cOne of the benefits is to be perceived as being legitimate\u201d according to Caroline Linhares, lecturer on climate at Sheffield Hallam University. \u201cSo of course we know that clients and commercial clients for example, have some funds \u2013 they are looking for green investments because of value based investments. There is this sense of being perceived as environmentally responsible, so they have to offer options to those investors\u201d \n\nProfit is a considerable motivator for banks, and businesses that adopt sustainable practices may see increased margins, leading to further investment. \n\n\u201cNow, one of the classic opportunities for business to improve profit is to improve a business\u2019s efficiency, you can increase your market, increase the value of your items and the other is to increase the efficiency of whatever it is you are doing.\u201d says John Grant, also a lecturer on climate at Sheffield Hallam University. \n\nThe takeaway \n\nIn conclusion, the global financial system is an unsung hero in the quest for a more sustainable future. Recognizing the benefits of green investments, banking leaders are proactively pursuing projects aimed at reducing emissions. The UN's Climate Change High-Level Champions are invaluable in ensuring this sector remains in line with the organization's climate targets. However, the UN itself asserts that a monumental shift is still required to avert a climate catastrophe. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Everyone has a part to play in the ongoing climate emergency gripping the planet, according to the United Nations. At its most recent climate conference, the organisation outlined some of the key challenges we face in tackling this problem, warning it\u2019s \u2018now or never\u2019 for sectors to get their plans in place.<\/p>\n<p>We are entering a critical decade in the battle against climate change. Global emissions must be reduced by nearly 43% by 2030 to keep global temperature rises within the 2 degrees Celsius limit. The UN indicates that further reductions could limit temperature rises to just 1.5 degrees Celsius if we treat our climate goals with the seriousness they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>One sector going above and beyond to reduce emissions is the international finance community. Indeed, money talks, and the 'Green Revolution' requires substantial investment to truly make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, elaborated on his role in helping the UN reach its climate goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a UN climate champion I propose new ideas focusing on finance and partnerships. We work based on the good practice of disclosure and being transparent in everything we do\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//43//92//808x454_cmsv2_1aa40e1f-2e37-5046-9790-d5cf019f0201-7594392.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/384x216_cmsv2_1aa40e1f-2e37-5046-9790-d5cf019f0201-7594392.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/640x360_cmsv2_1aa40e1f-2e37-5046-9790-d5cf019f0201-7594392.jpg 640w, 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<\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Day-to-Day banking<\/h2><p>The shift to sustainability has become a sector-wide initiative and banking leaders are spearheading projects that align with the UN\u2019s targets.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the Qatari Government's commitment to invest 75 billion dollars in a more sustainable economy, we spoke to Mohammed Azem Hamad, Chief Risk Officer at Qatar International Islamic Bank, about what this means for his organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are talking about sustainability in banking, we are talking about strategic planning and executions of the banking corporations and the business activities while taking into consideration the three main pillars for sustainability: Environment, Social and Governance.\u201d Hamad explains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio 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exchange market sustainable measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Banking benefits<\/strong><\/h2><p>Apart from helping build a greener future, what other advantages can the banking sector gain by investing in sustainable businesses?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the benefits is to be perceived as being legitimate\u201d according to Caroline Linhares, lecturer on climate at Sheffield Hallam University. \u201cSo of course we know that clients and commercial clients for example, have some funds \u2013 they are looking for green investments because of value based investments. There is this sense of being perceived as environmentally responsible, so they have to offer options to those investors\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Profit is a considerable motivator for banks, and businesses that adopt sustainable practices may see increased margins, leading to further investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, one of the classic opportunities for business to improve profit is to improve a business\u2019s efficiency, you can increase your market, increase the value of your items and the other is to increase the efficiency of whatever it is you are doing.\u201d says John Grant, also a lecturer on climate at Sheffield Hallam University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//43//92//808x454_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/384x216_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/640x360_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/750x422_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/828x466_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/1080x608_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/1200x675_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/43\/92\/1920x1080_cmsv2_8e3a7ee9-804d-58a5-961a-c40535c33f12-7594392.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Solar panels<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>The takeaway<\/h2><p>In conclusion, the global financial system is an unsung hero in the quest for a more sustainable future. Recognizing the benefits of green investments, banking leaders are proactively pursuing projects aimed at reducing emissions. The UN's Climate Change High-Level Champions are invaluable in ensuring this sector remains in line with the organization's climate targets. 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","summary":"The Hungarian Prime Minister criticised EU leaders for being \"too intellectual\" and not exploring enough avenues to end the fighting. ","url":"hungarys-viktor-orban-claims-poor-ukrainians-wont-win-war-against-russia","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Viktor Orban has said \"poor Ukrainians\" are unlikely to emerge victorious against Russia, calling for Washington-Moscow negotiations to end the war.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThe ultra-nationalist leader, who constantly criticises the EU and its members over their support to Ukraine, reiterated his calls for a ceasefire at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha.\u00a0 \n\n\"It is obvious that the military solution does not work,\" he said on Tuesday, blaming the Russian invasion on \"failed diplomacy\". \n\n\"If you look at the reality, the numbers, the context, and the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is obvious that there is no victory for the poor Ukrainians on the battlefield. This is my position,\" Orban said. \n\nOrban has constantly refused to help the neighbouring Ukrainian military and still maintains ties with the Kremlin, remaining as one of the few EU leaders not to have visited Kyiv post-invasion.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nEU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday Hungary was blocking a new tranche of military aid for Ukraine, though believed it was \"certain\" the funds would be released. \n\nHungary made the move after war-torn Ukraine put a Hungarian bank on its list of \"international sponsors of war\". \n\nOrban said a new European security agreement should be negotiated with Moscow after a ceasefire. \n\n\"As a state, Ukraine is of course very important, but in the longer term, from a strategic point of view, what is at stake is the future security of Europe,\" he added.\u00a0 \n\nThe Hungarian Prime Minister criticised EU leaders for being \"too intellectual\", claiming they were not looking out for obvious solutions.\u00a0 \n\nOne of those, Orban pointed out, would be a deal including Washington and Kremlin.\u00a0 \n\n\"It is clear that without the United States, there is no security architecture for Europe,\" he said. \"This war can only be stopped.. if the Russians reach an agreement with Washington.\"\u00a0 \n\nHungary, which depends on Russia for half of its energy needs, is negotiating an agreement with Qatar for natural gas imports with the first deliveries expected in 2026. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Viktor Orban has said \"poor Ukrainians\" are unlikely to emerge victorious against Russia, calling for Washington-Moscow negotiations to end the war.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ultra-nationalist leader, who constantly criticises the EU and its members over their support to Ukraine, reiterated his calls for a ceasefire at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"It is obvious that the military solution does not work,\" he said on Tuesday, blaming the Russian invasion on \"failed diplomacy\".<\/p>\n<p>\"If you look at the reality, the numbers, the context, and the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is obvious that there is no victory for the poor Ukrainians on the battlefield. This is my position,\" Orban said.<\/p>\n<p>Orban has constantly refused to help the neighbouring Ukrainian military and still maintains ties with the Kremlin, remaining as one of the few EU leaders not to have visited Kyiv post-invasion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1660907642305273856\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday Hungary was blocking a new tranche of military aid for Ukraine, though believed it was \"certain\" the funds would be released.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary made the move after war-torn Ukraine put a Hungarian bank on its list of \"international sponsors of war\".<\/p>\n<p>Orban said a new European security agreement 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closes for Turks living abroad ahead of Sunday's election runoff ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Voting closes for Turks living abroad ahead of general election runoff","titleListing2":"Some 3.4 million Turks living abroad were eligible to vote in the runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition coalition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.","leadin":"Some 3.4 million Turks living abroad were eligible to vote in the runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition coalition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.","summary":"Some 3.4 million Turks living abroad were eligible to vote in the runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition coalition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.","url":"voting-closes-for-turks-living-abroad-ahead-of-sundays-election-runoff","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The final ballots from Turkish voters abroad were being sealed and sent from Turkish embassies and consulates worldwide on Tuesday as Ankara gears up for the second round of its presidential elections scheduled for next Sunday. \n\nSome 3.4 million Turks living abroad, or\u00a05% of total votes, were eligible to vote in the runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition coalition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. \n\nIn the first round, over 1.7 million voters cast their ballots. Experts say these votes from the Turkish diaspora could prove decisive in determining the victor in the second round. \n\n\nIn Italy, the ballot boxes have been closed and sealed. Turks in Italy were able to vote on 20, 21, and 22 May at the Embassy in Rome and at the Consulate General in Milan. \n\nIn Spain, the ballot papers from Madrid and Barcelona were flown to Turkey by Turkish Airlines scheduled flights accompanied by diplomatic couriers on Tuesday morning. \n\nGermany is home to the most significant Turkish diaspora. More than 1.5 million people are eligible to vote in the elections.\u00a0 \n\n\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently the frontrunner, having secured 49.5% of the votes on the 14th of May, a cushion of almost five points over the leader of the opposition coalition Kemal Kilicdaroglu. \n\nErdogan received the backing of nationalist Sinan Ogan on Monday, who garnered 5% of the votes in round one. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The final ballots from Turkish voters abroad were being sealed and sent from Turkish embassies and consulates worldwide on Tuesday as Ankara gears up for the second round of its presidential elections scheduled for next Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Some 3.4 million Turks living abroad, or\u00a05% of total votes, were eligible to vote in the runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition coalition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.<\/p>\n<p>In the first round, over 1.7 million voters cast their ballots. Experts say these votes from the Turkish diaspora could prove decisive in determining the victor in the second round. <\/p>\n<p>In Italy, the ballot boxes have been closed and sealed. Turks in Italy were able to vote on 20, 21, and 22 May at the Embassy in Rome and at the Consulate General in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>In Spain, the ballot papers from Madrid and Barcelona were flown to Turkey by Turkish Airlines scheduled flights accompanied by diplomatic couriers on Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7604914,7605872\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//15//turkish-election-how-did-turks-in-europe-cast-their-ballots-for-erdogan-or-kilicdaroglu/">Turkish election: How did Turks in Europe vote? Was it for Erdo\u011fan or K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//15//turkey-is-breaking-away-from-the-west-says-expert/">Turkey 'breaking away from the West', says expert<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Germany is home to the most significant Turkish diaspora. More than 1.5 million people are eligible to vote in the elections.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently the frontrunner, having secured 49.5% of the votes on the 14th of May, a cushion of almost five points over the leader of the opposition coalition Kemal Kilicdaroglu.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan received the backing of nationalist Sinan Ogan on Monday, who garnered 5% of the votes in round one.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684843756,"publishedAt":1684854680,"updatedAt":1684855087,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/23\/voting-closes-for-turks-living-abroad-ahead-of-sundays-election-runoff","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/44\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3611bd1f-dcf5-5477-b68b-9284352d6ddc-7624448.jpg","altText":"The final ballots from Turkish voters abroad were being sealed and sent from Turkish embassies and consulates worldwide on Tuesday 23 May 2023","caption":"The final ballots from Turkish voters abroad were being sealed and sent from Turkish embassies and consulates worldwide on Tuesday 23 May 2023","captionCredit":"Anadolu","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1200,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":11939,"slug":"elections","urlSafeValue":"elections","title":"Elections","titleRaw":"Elections"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":21502,"slug":"expatriates","urlSafeValue":"expatriates","title":"expatriates","titleRaw":"expatriates"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2273110},{"id":2273386},{"id":2274004}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":8036162,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/23\/en\/230523_NWSU_51757685_51757718_60000_162326_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":11987266,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/23\/en\/230523_NWSU_51757685_51757718_60000_162326_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8l6cls","youtubeId":"JxoiSpEEEA8"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Anadolu","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_politics','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_elections','gs_genres'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/23\/voting-closes-for-turks-living-abroad-ahead-of-sundays-election-runoff","lastModified":1684855087},{"id":2251422,"cid":7540924,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230522_EOSU_51273211","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"City of stars \u2013 Exploring Istanbul's award-winning gastronomy ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Get your taste buds tingling with some Turkish cuisine","titleListing2":"City of stars \u2013 Exploring Istanbul's award-winning gastronomy ","leadin":"In this new episode of Explore T\u00fcrkiye, we visit Istanbul - a city famous for its vibrant dynamism. But it is the food in this \u2018gastrocity\u2019 that will be the focus of this episode as we explore its gastronomical offering.","summary":"In this new episode of Explore T\u00fcrkiye, we visit Istanbul - a city famous for its vibrant dynamism. But it is the food in this \u2018gastrocity\u2019 that will be the focus of this episode as we explore its gastronomical offering.","url":"city-of-stars-exploring-istanbuls-award-winning-gastronomy","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Istanbul, the largest city in T\u00fcrkiye, is well known all over the world for its history and culture. But we can say it\u2019s a paradise for food lovers too. Tradition and the classical go hand in hand with innovation and creativity in Turkish cuisine. \n\nKad\u0131k\u00f6y market \n\nThere\u2019s no better place to start this culinary journey than the famous Kad\u0131k\u00f6y market, situated on the Asian side of Istanbul. Colours and smells assail you as you step inside this market, made by stands, shops, bars and restaurants. \n\nHere you can pop into family-run grocery stores, historical pickle shops, spice and fish stands. Or you can try sweets famous across the city, such as baklava, lokum and many more. \n\nKad\u0131k\u00f6y market perfectly reflects the direction Istanbul is taking: towards becoming a paradise for food lovers. With one peculiarity, as Sevtap Ba\u015f \u015eengil, deputy head of gastronomy, T\u00dcRSAB, explains to us: \u201cThis city is one of the oldest cities in the entire world. And we\u2019re very lucky that, you know, here in Istanbul we have this Byzantine and Greek heritage. And we have Anatolian and Turkish heritage. We have minorities... All these come together and make our unique Ottoman cuisine\u201d. \n\nIt\u2019s really hard to choose what to taste here. We\u2019d like to go home with our bags filled up! As Istanbulites do. \u201cPeople come here to buy fish and vegetables and also spices\u201d, Sevtap tells us \u201cI\u2019m also going to show you some breakfast items here. These olives come from all over T\u00fcrkiye. And it's very traditional Turkish to eat olives at breakfast\u201d. \n\nBreakfast fit for a Sultan \n\nThe \u201critual\u201d Turkish breakfast, or kahvalt\u0131 - which literally means \u201cbefore coffee\u201d in Turkish - is the most important meal for the Turkish.The flavours of Turkish breakfast include sweet, spicy and salty. This unique concept consists of small dishes with different products and tastes, spread across the entire table. \n\nCemil Topal, owner of the MAA Lounge explains that breakfast now is a proper ritual in the country: \u201cNowadays, Turkish breakfast isn\u2019t just a matter of eating, it\u2019s also very colourful and harmonised, as you can see here. You could say that it\u2019s a ritual that brings friends and families together, lasts for hours and takes place in a ceremonial mood\u201d. \n\nThere are different variations, depending on the region you are, but some things are a must, such as olives, cheese, seasonal vegetables, eggs, black tea and pastries. And once you\u2019ve finished eating, you can finally have your strong Turkish coffee, to aid digestion. \n\nA city under the (Michelin) stars \n\nIstanbul\u2019s culinary scene offers a unique experience for international gourmets, thanks to its diversity and traditions and the openness of the local culinary landscape. There are five restaurants here with at least one Michelin star, the prestigious acknowledgment in the culinary world. Among them, \u201cNicole\u201d. Chef Serkan Aksoy revamps traditional recipes, using international techniques. Creativity is employed with respect and a sense of purpose. \n\n\u201cSome of the products, the little greens and flowers that we use to add the finishing touch, we get from our garden. I go out to pick mushrooms with my team, with friends from my team. I pick herbs to serve them. As I was born and raised in a village, I know these kinds of products too\u201d, tells the executive chef of \u201cNicole\u201d. \n\nTurkish cuisine has evolved in the recent decades and is still doing so. But in which direction is it going? \u201cThere are a lot of young chefs who are very talented, looking forward to improving themselves in terms of innovation and quality. The number of Michelin starred restaurants will definitely increase, especially when Michelin extends its guide to different locations. And inevitably the race will escalate\u201d, chef Aksoy says. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Istanbul, the largest city in T\u00fcrkiye, is well known all over the world for its history and culture. But we can say it\u2019s a paradise for food lovers too. Tradition and the classical go hand in hand with innovation and creativity in Turkish cuisine.<\/p>\n<h2>Kad\u0131k\u00f6y market<\/h2><p>There\u2019s no better place to start this culinary journey than the famous Kad\u0131k\u00f6y market, situated on the Asian side of Istanbul. Colours and smells assail you as you step inside this market, made by stands, shops, bars and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can pop into family-run grocery stores, historical pickle shops, spice and fish stands. Or you can try sweets famous across the city, such as baklava, lokum and many more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//54//09//24//808x454_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/384x216_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/640x360_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/750x422_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/828x466_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/1080x608_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/1200x675_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/09\/24\/1920x1080_cmsv2_de045bd3-77a9-52ad-b219-663fba8b3371-7540924.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Kad\u0131k\u00f6y market<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Kad\u0131k\u00f6y market perfectly reflects the direction Istanbul is taking: towards becoming a paradise for food lovers. With one peculiarity, as Sevtap Ba\u015f \u015eengil, deputy head of gastronomy, T\u00dcRSAB, explains to us: \u201cThis city is one of the oldest cities in the entire world. And we\u2019re very lucky that, you know, here in Istanbul we have this Byzantine and Greek heritage. And we have Anatolian and Turkish heritage. We have minorities... All these come together and make our unique Ottoman cuisine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s really hard to choose what to taste here. We\u2019d like to go home with our bags filled up! As Istanbulites do. \u201cPeople come here to buy fish and vegetables and also spices\u201d, Sevtap tells us \u201cI\u2019m also going to show you some breakfast items here. These olives come from all over T\u00fcrkiye. And it's very traditional Turkish to eat olives at breakfast\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Breakfast fit for a Sultan<\/h2><p>The \u201critual\u201d Turkish breakfast, or kahvalt\u0131 - which literally means \u201cbefore coffee\u201d in Turkish - is the most important meal for the Turkish.The flavours of Turkish breakfast include sweet, spicy and salty. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CqlIyZQof7u//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Maa Lounge \u00c7engelk\u00f6y (@maalounge)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Cemil Topal, owner of the MAA Lounge explains that breakfast now is a proper ritual in the country: \u201cNowadays, Turkish breakfast isn\u2019t just a matter of eating, it\u2019s also very colourful and harmonised, as you can see here. You could say that it\u2019s a ritual that brings friends and families together, lasts for hours and takes place in a ceremonial mood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There are different variations, depending on the region you are, but some things are a must, such as olives, cheese, seasonal vegetables, eggs, black tea and pastries. And once you\u2019ve finished eating, you can finally have your strong Turkish coffee, to aid digestion.<\/p>\n<h2>A city under the (Michelin) stars<\/h2><p>Istanbul\u2019s culinary scene offers a unique experience for international gourmets, thanks to its diversity and traditions and the openness of the local culinary landscape. There are five restaurants here with at least one Michelin star, the prestigious acknowledgment in the culinary world. Among them, \u201cNicole\u201d. Chef Serkan Aksoy revamps traditional recipes, using international techniques. 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The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. \n\nAs a child, Rahaf Mahmoud Samih Abu Naji enjoyed watching American WWE wrestling daily with her father in their home in Gaza. Rahaf, now 18, didn't realise that those early moments would inspire her to take up a combat sport and overturn Gaza's strict societal norms. \n\n\u201cI was looking for boxing, and we searched a lot to find it in Gaza,\u201d recalls Rahaf. \u201cI was using my mobile phone one day, and suddenly I saw girls posting on Instagram about boxing. I asked about the whereabouts of the place. My father and I contacted them so that I could sign up,\u201d she explains. \n\nGrowing interest \n\nAl-Mashtal Boxing Club \u00a0is the first female-only establishment in Gaza. Although the club has been operating for five years, its formal opening this year attracted many aspiring female fighters. Gender norms in Gaza are slowly shifting due to increased interest in combat sports like boxing. \n\n\u201cThey say that this sport is only for young men. We used to face a lot of criticism,\u201d recalls 18-year-old Hala Ayoub, a boxing club regular. \u201cSociety always said, \u2018It's forbidden for you to play. It\u2019s for young boys, not girls.\u2019\u201d They would talk a lot, and we would tell them, \u201cIt can happen, and it will,\u201d adds Rahaf. \n\nOvercoming criticisms and norms \n\nThe boxing team is led by coach Ibtisam Nasr. She says that the boxing club was initially designed for young men, but it later became clear that girls were also interested in the sport. \n\n\u201cIn the beginning, when they first started, it was a strange thing in Gaza for girls to box, but now people are starting to come to terms with girls playing combat sports,\u201d says coach Ibtisam. \u201cGirls taking up fighting is becoming a normal thing in Gaza,\u201d she adds. \n\nWhen the girls initially began boxing, they faced a lot of backlash and criticism. Negativity came not only from males but also came from some of the girls\u2019 closest female friends.\u00a0 \n\nRahaf recollects one incident, \u201cI entered a competition and shared a picture of myself and my buddies. On Instagram, one of the females made a snarky remark. I asked her to tell me what she meant by what she said, and she replied, \u2018You're not a boy to play. You're a girl.\u2019\u201d \n\nIn her response to her friend, Rahaf stressed that whatever young boys are capable of, girls can also accomplish. \u201cWhat they can play, we can play also,\u201d she said. \n\nBoxing friends \n\nFarah Abu Al-Qumsan is one of Gaza\u2019s youngest female boxers. In 2020, the club awarded her the title of Best Female Fighter at the tender age of 15. In addition to sharing a passion for boxing with Rahaf and Hala, the trio are also really close friends. \u201cWe\u2019re always together and go to the club together. We eat and go to the beach together in our free time,\u201d Farah told SCENES. \n\nRahaf expresses the same feelings. She says, \u201cWe've been together for more than six years. All of the girls in the boxing club are my friends, my company and my loved ones. We hang out together, eat, play and do everything together.\u201d \n\nIn the boxing ring, however, the friendship is set aside. \u201cWhen we train, we box like normal opponents. It\u2019s different when we fight outside of training. Friendship doesn\u2019t play a role. Each boxer shows off their skills as if they are boxing against another opponent,\u201d Farah explains. \n\nYouth Aspirations \n\nAs a group, the attendees at the Al-Mashtal club are all committed to helping the Palestinian female fighters to compete internationally. Competing overseas would be a fantastic opportunity and a game-changer for many girls in Gaza. \u201cMy dream is to compete in events outside of Palestine, raise the Palestinian flag, start a club, and become a trainer,\u201d a defiant Hala says. \n\nRahaf shares the same sentiments. \u201cMy ambitions are to fight abroad and get first place, for all females in Gaza to see my success, and for people to see that in Gaza, things do happen.\u201d \n\nThe boxing club\u2019s public opening proves that change is happening and that there is a massive appetite for female sport in Gaza. Through their courage and determination, they will undoubtedly bring success to their homeland whilst demonstrating women's importance in society. \n\n","htmlText":"<p><strong>SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world who are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a child, Rahaf Mahmoud Samih Abu Naji enjoyed watching American WWE wrestling daily with her father in their home in Gaza. Rahaf, now 18, didn't realise that those early moments would inspire her to take up a combat sport and overturn Gaza's strict societal norms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6573791119899335\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//57//43//32//808x532_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg/" alt=\"Reflection Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/384x252_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/640x421_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/750x493_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/828x544_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1080x710_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1200x789_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1920x1262_cmsv2_c897715f-c97a-5f41-baf9-4185f6e26258-7574332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">As a child, Rahaf watched American WWE wrestling; which inspired her to take up boxing.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Reflection Media<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was looking for boxing, and we searched a lot to find it in Gaza,\u201d recalls Rahaf. \u201cI was using my mobile phone one day, and suddenly I saw girls posting on Instagram about boxing. I asked about the whereabouts of the place. My father and I contacted them so that I could sign up,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<h2>Growing interest<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//gaza.boxing.women///">Al-Mashtal Boxing Club<\/a>\u00a0is the first female-only establishment in Gaza. Although the club has been operating for five years, its formal opening this year attracted many aspiring female fighters. Gender norms in Gaza are slowly shifting due to increased interest in combat sports like boxing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5957178841309824\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//57//43//32//808x481_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg/" alt=\"Reflection Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/384x229_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/640x381_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/750x447_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/828x493_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1080x643_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1200x715_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1920x1144_cmsv2_854779e9-0b4d-5522-9fd0-4647772b5fd4-7574332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Hala Ayoub refuses to let societal disapproval of her boxing affect her<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Reflection Media<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey say that this sport is only for young men. We used to face a lot of criticism,\u201d recalls 18-year-old Hala Ayoub, a boxing club regular. \u201cSociety always said, \u2018It's forbidden for you to play. It\u2019s for young boys, not girls.\u2019\u201d They would talk a lot, and we would tell them, \u201cIt can happen, and it will,\u201d adds Rahaf.<\/p>\n<h2>Overcoming criticisms and norms<\/h2><p>The boxing team is led by coach Ibtisam Nasr. She says that the boxing club was initially designed for young men, but it later became clear that girls were also interested in the sport.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//57//43//32//808x454_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg/" alt=\"Reflection Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/384x216_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/640x360_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/750x422_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/828x466_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1080x608_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1200x675_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1920x1080_cmsv2_85b4e17a-9b51-54da-918e-c52effba118b-7574332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Coach Ibtisam Nasr says that people are starting to come to terms with girls playing combat sports<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Reflection Media<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the beginning, when they first started, it was a strange thing in Gaza for girls to box, but now people are starting to come to terms with girls playing combat sports,\u201d says coach Ibtisam. \u201cGirls taking up fighting is becoming a normal thing in Gaza,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7203114,6768150,7490058\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//11//21//meet-the-team-changing-perceptions-with-every-goal-in-gaza/">Meet the team changing perceptions with every goal in Gaza<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//06//13//meet-the-british-boxer-trying-to-end-knife-crime-in-london/">Meet the British boxer trying to end knife crime in London<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//03//27//meet-the-female-wheelchair-basketball-team-shooting-for-glory-in-gaza/">Meet the female wheelchair basketball team shooting for glory in Gaza<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When the girls initially began boxing, they faced a lot of backlash and criticism. Negativity came not only from males but also came from some of the girls\u2019 closest female friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rahaf recollects one incident, \u201cI entered a competition and shared a picture of myself and my buddies. On Instagram, one of the females made a snarky remark. I asked her to tell me what she meant by what she said, and she replied, \u2018You're not a boy to play. You're a girl.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//57//43//32//808x539_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg/" alt=\"Reflection Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/384x256_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/640x427_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/750x500_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/828x552_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1080x720_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1200x800_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1920x1280_cmsv2_94b46e01-cd72-5005-9d01-86862b1acd97-7574332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Criticisms did not deter Rahaf from boxing<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Reflection Media<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In her response to her friend, Rahaf stressed that whatever young boys are capable of, girls can also accomplish. \u201cWhat they can play, we can play also,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2>Boxing friends<\/h2><p>Farah Abu Al-Qumsan is one of Gaza\u2019s youngest female boxers. In 2020, the club awarded her the title of Best Female Fighter at the tender age of 15. In addition to sharing a passion for boxing with Rahaf and Hala, the trio are also really close friends. \u201cWe\u2019re always together and go to the club together. We eat and go to the beach together in our free time,\u201d Farah told SCENES.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//57//43//32//808x454_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg/" alt=\"Reflection Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/384x216_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/640x360_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/750x422_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/828x466_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1080x608_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1200x675_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1920x1080_cmsv2_3f30d56d-ed99-5f65-a654-96cff2410dd3-7574332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">At the age of 15, Farah Abu Al-Qumsan was awarded the title of Best Female Fighter by the club<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Reflection Media<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rahaf expresses the same feelings. She says, \u201cWe've been together for more than six years. All of the girls in the boxing club are my friends, my company and my loved ones. We hang out together, eat, play and do everything together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the boxing ring, however, the friendship is set aside. \u201cWhen we train, we box like normal opponents. It\u2019s different when we fight outside of training. Friendship doesn\u2019t play a role. Each boxer shows off their skills as if they are boxing against another opponent,\u201d Farah explains.<\/p>\n<h2>Youth Aspirations<\/h2><p>As a group, the attendees at the Al-Mashtal club are all committed to helping the Palestinian female fighters to compete internationally. Competing overseas would be a fantastic opportunity and a game-changer for many girls in Gaza. \u201cMy dream is to compete in events outside of Palestine, raise the Palestinian flag, start a club, and become a trainer,\u201d a defiant Hala says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//57//43//32//808x539_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg/" alt=\"Reflection Media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/384x256_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/640x427_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/750x500_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/828x552_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1080x720_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1200x800_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/57\/43\/32\/1920x1280_cmsv2_d56cec84-549c-5e0f-a0d7-be1828bde15e-7574332.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The girls dream of taking their passion to the next level by participating in international tournaments<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Reflection Media<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rahaf shares the same sentiments. \u201cMy ambitions are to fight abroad and get first place, for all females in Gaza to see my success, and for people to see that in Gaza, things do happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The boxing club\u2019s public opening proves that change is happening and that there is a massive appetite for female sport in Gaza. 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Vessels have been docking at Bodrum harbour for 3,000 years, and these days cruise ships deposit millions of visitors a year on its shores, alongside those who arrive by yacht or private jet, all of them looking for a slice of the high life. So where will they find it?<\/p>\n<h2>Catch the views from the sea<\/h2><p>The harbour isn't a bad place to start, with a spot of people-watching among the eucalyptus trees.<\/p>\n<p>Bodrum Marina regularly hosts live music events, while the annual Bodrum Cup is your chance to see 80 of T\u00fcrkiye's most elegant yachts compete in a five-day regatta. 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Lunch is served onboard and some charters even include yoga on deck and holistic treatments.<\/p>\n<h2>Get your fill in style<\/h2><p>You'll be back in Bodrum in time for dinner, and Brava, the flagship al fresco restaurant of the sleek, minimalist Edition hotel, is a celebrity favourite. Studio 54 founder Ian Schrager opened the Bodrum iteration of his hotel chain in 2018, and hired Peruvian star chef Diego Mu\u00f1oz to helm its restaurant and bring Latin American flavours to the Turkish table.<\/p>\n<p>Head to the bar after dinner to dance under the giant pink disco ball. Or for Turkish cuisine without sacrificing the luxury setting you could try Ma\u00e7akizi, which has been a fixture on the Bodrum scene since 1975 and has retained its bohemian vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Legend has it, Kate Moss once checked out of the local detox centre LifeCo early and headed straight here. Given that alcohol, caffeine, sugar, meat and dairy are banned at LifeCo, with a seven-day juice fast in their place, we don't entirely blame her.<\/p>\n<p>But if you do fancy detoxing with the stars, LifeCo, on the north coast of the Bodrum peninsula, is the place to do it.The company also runs Bodrum's first vegan hotel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//51//00//808x454_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg/" alt=\"GoT\u00fcrkiye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/384x216_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/640x360_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/750x422_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/828x466_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/1080x608_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/1200x675_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/00\/1920x1080_cmsv2_1f06bd39-f7f2-5494-8443-391c880293c5-7425100.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Bodrum is bursting with spas and other places to relax and unwind.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">GoT\u00fcrkiye<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Nourish your body and soul<\/h2><p>If you'd rather be pampered than purified, Bodrum is bursting with spas, and one of the most opulent is to be found at the Mandarin Oriental, which features open air massage cabanas where you can have treatments designed to help with everything from jet lag to too much screen time, all with views over the Aegean and its olive groves.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel spa has its own traditional hamam too, but for a truly authentic (and more affordable) experience, head to Bodrum's oldest hamam: the Tarihi Bardakci Hamam, open since 1749.<\/p>\n<p>As the sign at the door says, it offers \u201cscrub, foam massage, oil massage, soap, shampoo, towel\u201d and a slice of essential Turkish culture along with them: the therapeutic cleansing rituals and hydro-therapy methods of the hamam date back to Ancient Roman times and are said to relieve stress, improve circulation and eliminate toxins.<\/p>\n<h2>Dance or shop until you drop<\/h2><p>Eliminating toxins could come in handy for the morning after the night before, because Bodrum is famed for its nightlife. The aptly named Bodrum Bar Street is a mile-long string of extravagant clubs and bars, which serve traditional raki (90 proof \u2013 be warned) until the sun comes up.<\/p>\n<p>Bodrum Marina Yacht Club boasts four different bars and puts on live music every night, with a view over the 15th century Bodrum Castle \u2013 upon the walls of which Naomi Campbell once emblazoned a birthday message for Madonna, who was throwing a party in the town.<\/p>\n<p>But what do you give a Material Girl for her birthday? 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Turkish voters living abroad cast their votes in election runoff ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Registered Turkish voters living abroad cast their votes ","titleListing2":"Registered Turkish voters living abroad cast their votes in the election runoff due to take place in Turkey on May 28","leadin":"As both candidates in Turkey's presidential election runoff continue campaigning, Turkish citizens living outside the country have started to cast their votes.","summary":"As both candidates in Turkey's presidential election runoff continue campaigning, Turkish citizens living outside the country have started to cast their votes.","url":"registered-turkish-voters-living-abroad-cast-their-votes-in-election-runoff","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Some 3.4 million Turks living abroad are eligible to vote in the runoff between\u00a0incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. \n\nAround 1.5m registered Turkish voters in Germany have until May 24 to cast their vote in the second round of the election, which will take place in Turkey on May 28. \n\nThe election is one of the most contentious in recent times, as witnessed by queues of voters at the Turkish embassy in Rome despite the rainy weather.\u00a0 \n\nTurkey's ambassador to Rome, \u00d6mer G\u00fcc\u00fck, was the first to cast his vote.\u00a0 \n\n Turks in Italy will be able to vote on May 20, 21 and 22 at the Embassy in Rome and at the Consulate General in Milan. \n\nIn Spain, Turkish citizens have also started voting. The ballot papers from Madrid and Barcelona will be flown to Turkey by Turkish Airlines scheduled flights\u00a0 accompanied by diplomatic couriers on the morning of May 23.\u00a0 \n\nIn the first round of the elections, 3,510 out of 5,838 voters registered in Spain cast their ballot.\u00a0 \n\n\n\nThe show must go on \n\nMeanwhile, the candidates continue campaigning.\u00a0 \n\nSecular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has\u00a0 vowed to send back millions of migrants in a strident message aimed at winning the backing of an ultra-nationalist who helped push last weekend's presidential vote to a runoff. \n\nTurkey has taken in millions of migrants from neighbouring Syria mainly due to that country's civil war but also more recently because of the devastating earthquake that struck both countries in February. \n\nIn the first round last Sunday, the popular opposition leader came almost five points behind President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the best opposition performance in\u00a0Erdogan's two-decade rule. \n\nBut it fell short of expectations set by pre-election polling and left the opposition visibly depressed. \n\n\nThe 74-year-old has since revamped his campaign team and toughened his message to win over Turkey's right-wing voters in the May 28 runoff. \n\n\nFor his part, Erdogan took his campaign to Adiyaman, one of the worst-affected cities in the earthquake. \n\nHe told a rally that his opponent\u00a0said Kilicdaroglu should apologise for his party members' rhetoric against quake victims. \n\n\n\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Some 3.4 million Turks living abroad are eligible to vote in the runoff between\u00a0incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. <\/p>\n<p>Around 1.5m registered Turkish voters in Germany have until May 24 to cast their vote in the second round of the election, which will take place in Turkey on May 28. <\/p>\n<p>The election is one of the most contentious in recent times, as witnessed by queues of voters at the Turkish embassy in Rome despite the rainy weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turkey's ambassador to Rome, \u00d6mer G\u00fcc\u00fck, was the first to cast his vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turks in Italy will be able to vote on May 20, 21 and 22 at the Embassy in Rome and at the Consulate General in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>In Spain, Turkish citizens have also started voting. The ballot papers from Madrid and Barcelona will be flown to Turkey by Turkish Airlines scheduled flights\u00a0accompanied by diplomatic couriers on the morning of May 23.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>In the first round of the elections, 3,510 out of 5,838 voters registered in Spain cast their ballot.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<h2>The show must go on<\/h2><p>Meanwhile, the candidates continue campaigning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has\u00a0vowed to send back millions of migrants in a strident message aimed at winning the backing of an ultra-nationalist who helped push last weekend's presidential vote to a runoff. <\/p>\n<p>Turkey has taken in millions of migrants from neighbouring Syria mainly due to that country's civil war but also more recently because of the devastating earthquake that struck both countries in February.<\/p>\n<p>In the first round last Sunday, the popular opposition leader came almost five points behind President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the best opposition performance in\u00a0Erdogan's two-decade rule.<\/p>\n<p>But it fell short of expectations set by pre-election polling and left the opposition visibly depressed. <\/p>\n<p>The 74-year-old has since revamped his campaign team and toughened his message to win over Turkey's right-wing voters in the May 28 runoff.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7573710,7599340,7587490\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//08//turkeys-vice-presidential-candidate-pelted-with-rocks-during-rally/">Turkey's vice-presidential candidate pelted with rocks during rally<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a 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Some Arab countries 'turning a blind eye' to Russian invasion of Ukraine","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Zelenskyy: Some Arab countries 'turning a blind eye' to invasion ","titleListing2":"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Zelenskyy: Some Arab countries 'turning a blind eye' to Russian invasion of Ukraine","leadin":"The Ukrainian leader is making his first trip to Saudi Arabia, meeting leaders at the Arab League summit in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.","summary":"The Ukrainian leader is making his first trip to Saudi Arabia, meeting leaders at the Arab League summit in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.","url":"zelenskyy-joins-arab-league-summit-in-saudi-arabia","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that \"some\" Arab countries were \"turning a blind eye\" to Russia's invasion of his country. \n\nHe made the comments while attending the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia. \n\n\"Unfortunately, some countries in the world and here among you are turning a 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Zelenskyy also invited bin Salman, whose country recently coordinated its oil policy with Moscow, to pay a return visit to Kyiv.\u00a0 \n\nIn a message posted on Twitter before his arrival in Jeddah, President Zelenskyy said he would also be talking about a peace \"formula\" and energy cooperation.\u00a0 \n\nThe Ukrainian leader said he would discuss the treatment of Muslim Tatars living under Russian occupation in the Crimean Peninsula.\u00a0 \n\nCrimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev accompanied Zelenskyy on the visit. \n\nIn recent months, Saudi Arabia has restored diplomatic ties with Iran, is ending the kingdom\u2019s yearlong war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen and has led the push for Syria\u2019s return to the Arab League. \n\nThe Saudis have even offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia, following a prisoner exchange deal they brokered last year. \n\nArab states have remained largely neutral over Russia's war on Ukraine, with many maintaining close ties to Moscow. \n\nSaudi Arabia pledged \u20ac370 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year and has voted in favour of UN resolutions calling on Russia to end its invasion and refrain from annexing Ukrainian territory. \n\nArab leaders were also joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade \n\nFocus on Sudan \n\nAs leaders from the 22-member league meet in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, attention is expected to shift to Sudan. \n\nThe East African country's top generals - both of whom have been backed by Saudi Arabia and other Arab states - have been battling each other across the country for over a month, killing hundreds and sparking an exodus from the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere. \n\nGenral Abdel-Fattah Burhan, leader of the armed forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, agreed to a pact in Jeddah last week that promised safe passage for civilians fleeing the fighting and protection for aid groups. \n\nSaudi Arabia and the United States have meanwhile been leading international efforts to broker a lasting truce. \n\nThe fighting has killed over 600 people and caused tens of thousands to flee their homes. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that \"some\" Arab countries were \"turning a blind eye\" to Russia's invasion of his country.<\/p>\n<p>He made the comments while attending the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\"Unfortunately, some countries in the world and here among you are turning a blind eye to these illegal prisons and annexations,\" he said, calling on regional leaders to \"take an honest look\" at the war.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy thanked Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his \"support for the territorial integrity\" of Ukraine, during the first bilateral visit to the country. Zelenskyy also invited bin Salman, whose country recently coordinated its oil policy with Moscow, to pay a return visit to Kyiv.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1659498127634702338\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a message posted on Twitter before his arrival in Jeddah, President Zelenskyy said he would also be talking about a peace \"formula\" and energy cooperation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader said he would discuss the treatment of Muslim Tatars living under Russian occupation in the Crimean Peninsula.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev accompanied Zelenskyy on the visit.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7614508,7609060,7605570\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//15//watch-zelenskyy-secures-more-weapons-on-whistlestop-tour-of-europe/">WATCH: Zelenskyy secures more weapons on whistlestop tour of Europe<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//16//ukraine-war-african-peace-plan-russian-assets-frozen-and-zelenskyy-replenishes-weapons-and/">Ukraine war: African peace plan, Russian assets frozen, and Zelenskyy replenishes weapons and ammo<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//19//ukraines-president-zelenskyy-to-attend-g7-in-japan-as-hiroshima-summit-begins/">Ukraine's President Zelenskyy to attend G7 in Japan, as Hiroshima summit begins<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In recent months, Saudi Arabia has restored diplomatic ties with Iran, is ending the kingdom\u2019s yearlong war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen and has led the push for Syria\u2019s return to the Arab League.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudis have even offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia, following a prisoner exchange deal they brokered last year.<\/p>\n<p>Arab states have remained largely neutral over Russia's war on Ukraine, with many maintaining close ties to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia pledged \u20ac370 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year and has voted in favour of UN resolutions calling on Russia to end its invasion and refrain from annexing Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n<p>Arab leaders were also joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Focus on Sudan<\/strong><\/h2><p>As leaders from the 22-member league meet in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, attention is expected to shift to Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>The East African country's top generals - both of whom have been backed by Saudi Arabia and other Arab states - have been battling each other across the country for over a month, killing hundreds and sparking an exodus from the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Genral Abdel-Fattah Burhan, leader of the armed forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, agreed to a pact in Jeddah last week that promised safe passage for civilians fleeing the fighting and protection for aid groups.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia and the United States have meanwhile been leading international efforts to broker a lasting truce.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting has killed over 600 people and caused tens of thousands to flee their homes.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684491232,"publishedAt":1684515010,"updatedAt":1684520045,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/19\/zelenskyy-joins-arab-league-summit-in-saudi-arabia","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/61\/04\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3eb3806c-3d72-5061-b393-ed8b669d6693-7616104.jpg","altText":"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at Jeddah airport, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. 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struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices.","summary":"Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices.","url":"russia-agrees-to-extend-ukraine-grain-deal-says-erdogan","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Russia agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain throughout the world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cI want to give a good news,\u201d Erdogan said. \u201cWith the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended by another two months.\u201d \n\nTurkey and the United Nations brokered the breakthrough accord with the warring sides last summer, which came with a separate agreement to facilitate shipments of Russian food and fertiliser that Moscow insists hasn't been applied. \n\nRussia had threatened to bow out if its concerns were not ironed out by Thursday.\u00a0 \n\nRussian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed the extension and that problems would need to be resolved \u201cat the technical level.\u201d Neither she nor Erdogan mentioned any concessions Moscow may have received. \n\n\"We will continue our efforts to ensure that all the conditions of the agreement are fulfilled so that it continues in the next period,\u201d said Erdogan, who announced the highly anticipated decision two days after being forced into a runoff in Turkey's presidential election. \n\nNow, the route of transportation, from the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, will be open for at least two more months \u2013 a boost to global food security after the more-than-year-old war drove up prices. \n\nDeputy Prime Minister Alexander Kubrakov wrote on Facebook that \u201cthe world will continue to receive Ukrainian products thanks to the efforts\u201d of Turkey and the UN. \n\nHe blamed Russia for dragging its heels on joint inspections of ships by Russian, Ukrainian, UN and Turkish officials and emphasised that it welcomed the continuation of the deal but it \u201chas to work effectively.\u201d \n\nAverage daily inspections \u2014 meant to ensure vessels carry only food and not weapons that could aid either side \u2014 have steadily dropped from a peak of 10.6 in October to 3.2 last month. Shipments of Ukrainian grain also have declined in recent weeks. \n\nRussia had denied slowing the work. No vessels have been cleared to enter Ukraine\u2019s three open ports since 6 May, and Kubrakov says nearly 70 vessels are waiting in Turkish waters to participate. \n\nRussia, meanwhile, is rapidly shipping a bumper harvest of its wheat through other ports. Critics say that suggests Moscow was posturing or trying to wrest concessions in other areas \u2014 such as on Western sanctions. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russia agreed to extend a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain throughout the world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to give a good news,\u201d Erdogan said. \u201cWith the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends and the contribution of our Ukrainian friends, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended by another two months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turkey and the United Nations brokered the breakthrough accord with the warring sides last summer, which came with a separate agreement to facilitate shipments of Russian food and fertiliser that Moscow insists hasn't been applied.<\/p>\n<p>Russia had threatened to bow out if its concerns were not ironed out by Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7545998,7599380,7574316\"\n 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href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//05//02//heres-all-we-know-about-the-eu-deal-on-tariff-free-ukrainian-grain/">Here's all we know about the EU deal on tariff-free Ukrainian grain<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed the extension and that problems would need to be resolved \u201cat the technical level.\u201d Neither she nor Erdogan mentioned any concessions Moscow may have received.<\/p>\n<p>\"We will continue our efforts to ensure that all the conditions of the agreement are fulfilled so that it continues in the next period,\u201d said Erdogan, who announced the highly anticipated decision two days after being forced into a runoff in Turkey's presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the route of transportation, from the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, will be open for at least two more months \u2013 a boost to global food security after the more-than-year-old war drove up prices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666015625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//19//80//808x539_cmsv2_63f23262-6f0d-557c-85e5-bc9dffaa6eff-7611980.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/19\/80\/384x256_cmsv2_63f23262-6f0d-557c-85e5-bc9dffaa6eff-7611980.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/19\/80\/640x426_cmsv2_63f23262-6f0d-557c-85e5-bc9dffaa6eff-7611980.jpg 640w, 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Shipments of Ukrainian grain also have declined in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Russia had denied slowing the work. No vessels have been cleared to enter Ukraine\u2019s three open ports since 6 May, and Kubrakov says nearly 70 vessels are waiting in Turkish waters to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, meanwhile, is rapidly shipping a bumper harvest of its wheat through other ports. Critics say that suggests Moscow was posturing or trying to wrest concessions in other areas \u2014 such as on Western sanctions.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684340753,"publishedAt":1684343446,"updatedAt":1684386725,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/russia-agrees-to-extend-ukraine-grain-deal-says-erdogan","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/19\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4a55120e-875b-5563-a78d-efd37c69516b-7611968.jpg","altText":"A sailor fixes the flag of Ukraine on a boat in Izmail, 700 km (432 miles) southwest of Kiev, Ukraine, on April 26, 2023.","caption":"A sailor fixes the flag of Ukraine on a boat in Izmail, 700 km (432 miles) southwest of Kiev, Ukraine, on April 26, 2023.","captionCredit":"Andrew Kravchenko\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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But how exactly does a country with so much sun harness that power into energy? The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute , part of Hamad bin Khalifa University, is on the case. \n\nQEERI\u2019s outdoor solar testing facility is a sprawling site, and it's where Dr Ben Figgis goes to work every day. He and his team look after all the research on solar energy QEERI is conducting at this site, to find the best ways to utilise the sun. \n\n\"These solar panels you're seeing behind me,\" he tells us while showing off a vast array of panels. \"You simply put them in the sun and the silicon diodes, they start producing energy all by themselves. It's really one of the miracles of material science. So, what we want to be doing is testing all the different technologies, because how they perform in one climate might be different from how they perform in another climate. \n\nQatar\u2019s solar industry has grown rapidly in the last few years, boosted by billions of dollars in investment in renewable energy. These solar panels are part of a 35,000m2 facility, a test bed for what will power up Qatar\u2019s economy into a cleaner, greener future. \n\nCoping with the dust \n\nThe sun shines all year round in Qatar, with summer months getting up to 14 hours of daylight. But that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean solar power comes easy. \n\n\"One of the biggest challenges we see for solar energy here in Qatar and in most desert regions is the dust,\" says Figgis. \"The measurements we've done show that if you don't clean your solar panels here every month, they're going to lose about 15% of their power just from the dust.\" \n\nThat\u2019s where these cleaning robots come in. Every couple of days, they give the panels a dusting. At the same time, data is collected for how good they are in keeping the solar panels working efficiently. \n\nStress testing \n\nBut even robots slip up sometimes and can scratch the panels while trying to clean them. \n\nAnd that\u2019s why QEERI\u2019s indoor facility is just as important as its outdoor site. From pressure tests, to emulating extreme weather conditions, a lab puts solar panels through multiple trials to determine their durability and efficiency, and ultimately helps put them up on the market. \n\nDr Juan Lopez-Garcia leads QEERI\u2019s Research Unit. \n\n\"One of our projects is this study of the effect of this abrasion, this scratching on the efficiency,\" he tells us. \"The main thing affected by these scratches is the light transmitted by the glass. You have a glass, and if there\u2019s a scratch this can diffuse and scatter the light so this can have an impact on the efficiency because you are reducing the light.\" \n\nWith QEERI\u2019s wealth of data from both labs, Qatar\u2019s solar-powered future looks bright. \n\nMapping out a sustainable future \n\nQatar Foundation\u2019s policy research and advocacy centre, Earthna, was launched just last year, but it\u2019s already made strides in the world of sustainability and environmental research. Its role is to map out Qatar\u2019s sustainable future, and it got the ball rolling with the first ever Earthna summit, as Executive Director Dr Gonzalo Castro de la Mata explains. \n\n\"It was a wonderful first event,\" he says. \"We call it the Earthna Summit and it\u2019s the first time we have had a meeting regarding sustainability for hot and arid environments. The importance is that sustainability for these types of climates means something very different. These are not tropical countries. These are not temperate countries. We don't have forests and we don't have water. So, the impacts of climate change are going to be very severe. But also, these countries are part of the solution because many of them are producers of hydrocarbons, which are part of an energy transition that we need to get to the targets of the Paris Agreement.\" \n\nUsing technology to guarantee food security \n\nTwo big issues surrounding sustainable development are food security and water scarcity, both of which Qatar has managed successfully. What can other countries in hot and arid regions learn from Qatar\u2019s policies? \n\n\"Well, food security is a huge challenge,\" says Dr Castro de la Mata. \"And of course, if you don't have water, it's even more difficult. Qatar has introduced technology to enhance its own reliance on its own food production, and there are many lessons that can be exported to other countries. But the solutions have to be targeted to each ecosystem and to each type of land. I think that in this sense, being able to\u2026 food security is not just having your own\u2026 growing your own food, but actually being able to rely on this on the supply from other countries. So, having commercial routes and the ability to trade is also very important for food security.\" \n\nIn recent years, we\u2019ve seen a growing number of youth being empowered to take action on the climate crisis. What are some of the ways Earthna is helping to amplify their voices? \n\n\"Well, during the summit, we had a couple of sessions with youth, and we heard their voices,\" says Dr Castro de la Mata. \"And they were very adamant about how the planet they want to inherit and coming up with their own solutions as well. So, youth are definitely part of the solution. Youth keeps the pressure up and I think it is very important for the current generation, the generation that is leading the world, to hear those voices. \n\nRaising environmental awareness \n\nThe Doha Environmental Actions Project, or better known as DEAP, is making sure Qatar\u2019s beaches and heritage sites stay clean and in good condition for generations to come. And volunteers are taking a lead role in raising environmental awareness in the country. \n\nMore than 100 volunteers recently took part in a clean-up on the beautiful beach of the Al Zubarah \u00a0 archaeological site. \n\nBut these 100 plus volunteers are not here for some fun in the sun. They\u2019re here to work, get their hands dirty and clean up the beach. \n\n\"We\u2019ve been doing this for 5\u20136 years,\" says Jose Saucedo, Director of the Doha Environmental Actions Project. \"And throughout that time we\u2019ve mobilized 11,000 volunteers, the majority of them students. Today you can see we have university students, we have elementary school students here, who are joining us, families, companies. Everyone is part of this big movement that we created through the years.\" \n\nDEAP says plastic pollution is a major global concern. Every year, 11 million tons of plastic waste enter the ocean. The hope is that every single beach clean-up will increase environmental awareness in Qatar. That\u2019s why the local organisation urges volunteers to leave nothing behind but footprints. \n\n\"We\u2019ve collected 180,000 kilos of trash,\" says Saucedo. \"We\u2019ve removed that much trash from nature in Qatar. From the mangroves, from the road, the beach, from the heritage sites.\" \n\nIt takes plenty of people power, so every pair of hands helps. Athba Al Bassam brought her daughter along to show the difference they can make together. \n\n\"Today it\u2019s windy but we want to be here to help the environment and to clean the beach at Al Zubarah,\" she says. \n\n\"It's very easy for people to understand once they are on a site doing a clean-up, that the challenge that we face of plastic pollution and littering, it is real,\" says Saucedo. \"And it\u2019s much easier to have a conversation after you have witnessed how the place looked, how we left it than if I wanted to convince you of how bad that is without you having that context.\" \n\nTurning trash into art \n\nOne way to get people thinking about change is through art. Some of the bottles collected from previous clean-ups made their way to the recently held Doha Learning Days. \n\n\"We have a bunch of items that have been collected on the beaches surrounding Qatar,\" says Elizabeth Kennedy, Assistant Principal at Qatar Academy Doha. \"And our students are going to activate to do a collective art piece. They\u2019re going to do a dugong as well as a turtle. \n\nShe says the animal-inspired artwork is intentional: \"Our lands are being damaged, and this has an impact not only on the animals of Qatar: we have beautiful whale sharks that aggregate here, we have our beautiful dugongs as well as our sea turtles that nest. And sometimes when they see plastic bags that are floating in the water, they mistake them for jellyfish. And I think we have a real duty to take action and make sure that we leave our Earth a better place.\" \n\nTaking a stand on single-use plastics \n\nThat message was heard loud and clear by the students. \u2018Activists in Action\u2019 was started by a group of Grade 5 students who wanted to ban single-use plastics in Qatar, a stand which has since been embraced by the entire school. \n\n\"From the research we\u2019ve done, banning plastic bags is a very huge step in committing to a healthy environment,\" says Sara Aldosari, a Grade 6 student at the academy. \"Because if you want to have a healthy environment, you can\u2019t have it while plastic is going on and using plastic for 12 minutes and then throwing it away after 12 minutes but then it stays on the planet for way more than how much you use it. So, it's not fair to other people or even to animals.\" \n\nBack at Al Zubarah, Dr Ferhan Sakal, the Head of Excavation at Qatar Museums, is a regular when it comes to beach clean-ups and hopes to see even more new faces next time. \n\n\"This is a very good initiative that can be developed in Qatar further,\" he says. \"We reached a very nice target that is periodically running clean-ups and that helps the heritage sites to be cleaned but also raising environmental awareness in the country to the global problem. It\u2019s not a Qatari problem, it\u2019s a global problem that we need to solve. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Joining the fight against climate change and empowering future generations to take meaningful action: Qatar is putting sustainability at the forefront of its economic growth strategy.\u00a0 The initiatives include investing in solar power, establishing a sustainable supply of food and water and organising clean-up initiatives which preserve the country's heritage and raise environmental awareness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Perfecting Solar Power Technology<\/h2><p>One of Qatar's pledges is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 24% and use 20% of its energy through solar power by 2030. But how exactly does a country with so much sun harness that power into energy? <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.hbku.edu.qa//en//qeeri/">The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute<\/a>, part of Hamad bin Khalifa University, is on the case.<\/p>\n<p>QEERI\u2019s outdoor solar testing facility is a sprawling site, and it's where <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.hbku.edu.qa//en//staff//ben-figgis/">Dr Ben Figgis<\/a> goes to work every day. He and his team look after all the research on solar energy QEERI is conducting at this site, to find the best ways to utilise the sun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//54//51//92//808x454_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews Screen Capture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/384x216_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/640x360_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/750x422_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/828x466_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/1080x608_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/1200x675_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/1920x1080_cmsv2_f2488967-327b-5e82-ae82-3449ef16c3e9-7545192.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Laila Humairah with Dr Ben Figgis<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews Screen Capture<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"These solar panels you're seeing behind me,\" he tells us while showing off a vast array of panels. \"You simply put them in the sun and the silicon diodes, they start producing energy all by themselves. It's really one of the miracles of material science. So, what we want to be doing is testing all the different technologies, because how they perform in one climate might be different from how they perform in another climate.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s solar industry has grown rapidly in the last few years, boosted by billions of dollars in investment in renewable energy. These solar panels are part of a 35,000m2 facility, a test bed for what will power up Qatar\u2019s economy into a cleaner, greener future.<\/p>\n<h2>Coping with the dust<\/h2><p>The sun shines all year round in Qatar, with summer months getting up to 14 hours of daylight. But that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean solar power comes easy.<\/p>\n<p>\"One of the biggest challenges we see for solar energy here in Qatar and in most desert regions is the dust,\" says Figgis. \"The measurements we've done show that if you don't clean your solar panels here every month, they're going to lose about 15% of their power just from the dust.\"<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where these cleaning robots come in. Every couple of days, they give the panels a dusting. At the same time, data is collected for how good they are in keeping the solar panels working efficiently.<\/p>\n<h2>Stress testing<\/h2><p>But even robots slip up sometimes and can scratch the panels while trying to clean them.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s why QEERI\u2019s indoor facility is just as important as its outdoor site. From pressure tests, to emulating extreme weather conditions, a lab puts solar panels through multiple trials to determine their durability and efficiency, and ultimately helps put them up on the market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.hbku.edu.qa//en//staff//juan-lopez-garcia/">Dr Juan Lopez-Garcia<\/a> leads QEERI\u2019s Research Unit.<\/p>\n<p>\"One of our projects is this study of the effect of this abrasion, this scratching on the efficiency,\" he tells us. \"The main thing affected by these scratches is the light transmitted by the glass. You have a glass, and if there\u2019s a scratch this can diffuse and scatter the light so this can have an impact on the efficiency because you are reducing the light.\"<\/p>\n<p>With QEERI\u2019s wealth of data from both labs, Qatar\u2019s solar-powered future looks bright.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7397260,7352160\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//08//a-new-perspective-on-learning-qatars-2030-vision-for-child-education/">A new perspective on learning: Qatar's 2030 vision for child education<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//02//08//inspire-explore-and-educate-a-look-at-the-world-of-qatari-literature/">Inspire, explore and educate: A look at the world of Qatari literature<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Mapping out a sustainable future<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.qf.org.qa///">Qatar Foundation\u2019s<\/a> policy research and advocacy centre, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.qf.org.qa//community//earthna/">Earthna, was launched just last year, but it\u2019s already made strides in the world of sustainability and environmental research. Its role is to map out Qatar\u2019s sustainable future, and it got the ball rolling with the first ever Earthna summit, as Executive Director <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.qf.org.qa//media-center//experts//drgonzalo-castro/">Dr Gonzalo Castro de la Mata<\/a> explains.<\/p>\n<p>\"It was a wonderful first event,\" he says. \"We call it the Earthna Summit and it\u2019s the first time we have had a meeting regarding sustainability for hot and arid environments. The importance is that sustainability for these types of climates means something very different. These are not tropical countries. These are not temperate countries. We don't have forests and we don't have water. So, the impacts of climate change are going to be very severe. But also, these countries are part of the solution because many of them are producers of hydrocarbons, which are part of an energy transition that we need to get to the targets of the Paris Agreement.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Using technology to guarantee food security<\/h2><p>Two big issues surrounding sustainable development are food security and water scarcity, both of which Qatar has managed successfully. What can other countries in hot and arid regions learn from Qatar\u2019s policies?<\/p>\n<p>\"Well, food security is a huge challenge,\" says Dr Castro de la Mata. \"And of course, if you don't have water, it's even more difficult. Qatar has introduced technology to enhance its own reliance on its own food production, and there are many lessons that can be exported to other countries. But the solutions have to be targeted to each ecosystem and to each type of land. I think that in this sense, being able to\u2026 food security is not just having your own\u2026 growing your own food, but actually being able to rely on this on the supply from other countries. So, having commercial routes and the ability to trade is also very important for food security.\"<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, we\u2019ve seen a growing number of youth being empowered to take action on the climate crisis. What are some of the ways Earthna is helping to amplify their voices?<\/p>\n<p>\"Well, during the summit, we had a couple of sessions with youth, and we heard their voices,\" says Dr Castro de la Mata. \"And they were very adamant about how the planet they want to inherit and coming up with their own solutions as well. So, youth are definitely part of the solution. Youth keeps the pressure up and I think it is very important for the current generation, the generation that is leading the world, to hear those voices.<\/p>\n<h2>Raising environmental awareness<\/h2><p>The Doha Environmental Actions Project, or better known as DEAP, is making sure Qatar\u2019s beaches and heritage sites stay clean and in good condition for generations to come. And volunteers are taking a lead role in raising environmental awareness in the country.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 volunteers recently took part in a clean-up on the beautiful beach of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////whc.unesco.org//en//list//1402///">Al Zubarah<\/a>\u00a0 archaeological site.<\/p>\n<p>But these 100 plus volunteers are not here for some fun in the sun. 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Today you can see we have university students, we have elementary school students here, who are joining us, families, companies. Everyone is part of this big movement that we created through the years.\"<\/p>\n<p>DEAP says plastic pollution is a major global concern. Every year, 11 million tons of plastic waste enter the ocean. The hope is that every single beach clean-up will increase environmental awareness in Qatar. That\u2019s why the local organisation urges volunteers to leave nothing behind but footprints.<\/p>\n<p>\"We\u2019ve collected 180,000 kilos of trash,\" says Saucedo. \"We\u2019ve removed that much trash from nature in Qatar. From the mangroves, from the road, the beach, from the heritage sites.\"<\/p>\n<p>It takes plenty of people power, so every pair of hands helps. Athba Al Bassam brought her daughter along to show the difference they can make together.<\/p>\n<p>\"Today it\u2019s windy but we want to be here to help the environment and to clean the beach at Al Zubarah,\" she says.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's very easy for people to understand once they are on a site doing a clean-up, that the challenge that we face of plastic pollution and littering, it is real,\" says Saucedo. \"And it\u2019s much easier to have a conversation after you have witnessed how the place looked, how we left it than if I wanted to convince you of how bad that is without you having that context.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Turning trash into art<\/h2><p>One way to get people thinking about change is through art. Some of the bottles collected from previous clean-ups made their way to the recently held Doha Learning Days.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have a bunch of items that have been collected on the beaches surrounding Qatar,\" says Elizabeth Kennedy, Assistant Principal at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////qa.edu.qa//#\/\">Qatar Academy Doha.<\/a> \"And our students are going to activate to do a collective art piece. They\u2019re going to do a dugong as well as a turtle.<\/p>\n<p>She says the animal-inspired artwork is intentional: \"Our lands are being damaged, and this has an impact not only on the animals of Qatar: we have beautiful whale sharks that aggregate here, we have our beautiful dugongs as well as our sea turtles that nest. And sometimes when they see plastic bags that are floating in the water, they mistake them for jellyfish. And I think we have a real duty to take action and make sure that we leave our Earth a better place.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Taking a stand on single-use plastics<\/h2><p>That message was heard loud and clear by the students. \u2018Activists in Action\u2019 was started by a group of Grade 5 students who wanted to ban single-use plastics in Qatar, a stand which has since been embraced by the entire school.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl8sA1HsmBF\/?hl=fr\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-small widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl8sA1HsmBF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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So, it's not fair to other people or even to animals.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//54//51//92//808x454_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews Screen Capture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/384x216_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/640x360_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/750x422_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/828x466_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/1080x608_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/1200x675_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/51\/92\/1920x1080_cmsv2_dfdbdc9d-b8b3-58a6-ac89-1c2afb574d21-7545192.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sara Aldosari, Grade 6 student, Qatar Academy Doha<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews Screen Capture<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back at Al Zubarah, Dr Ferhan Sakal, the Head of Excavation at Qatar Museums, is a regular when it comes to beach clean-ups and hopes to see even more new faces next time.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a very good initiative that can be developed in Qatar further,\" he says. \"We reached a very nice target that is periodically running clean-ups and that helps the heritage sites to be cleaned but also raising environmental awareness in the country to the global problem. 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The airline was voted the Best Airline in Europe at 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards last September. Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, Ahmet Bolat says that this is \u2018success built by time\u2019. \n\n\u201cTurkish Airlines 20 years ago had 65 aircraft and we were carrying only 10 million passengers and the revenue was \u20ac1.6 billion. Last year we recorded more than \u20ac16.5 billion, carrying around 72 million passengers with 395 aircraft. This year right now we have 414 aircraft,\u201d he told Euronews. \n\nMr. Bolat was speaking at the launch of the airline's new on-board hospitality menu which hopes to position them as the first Michelin star airline out of Istanbul. \n\n\u201cOur catering is really the number one in the world. There are lots of secrets behind it. First of all, we use 80% fresh produce grown in T\u00fcrkiye. Also, we utilize highly qualified chefs. We have, of course, flying chefs for the last final touch. But the foods are prepared locally and also fresh every day. That's the secret,\u201d Mr. Bolat added. \n\nPilot shortages a major challenge \n\nCommenting on the global challenges the aviation industry is facing Mr. Bolat said that supply chain, engine issues and pilot shortages are going to be the key concerns. In response to demand, Turkish Airlines has invested in its own pilot training facility.\u00a0 \n\n\"We can train up to 200 pilots per year. Right now we're going to increase this up to 2000 pilots per year because the whole industry needs pilots. So T\u00fcrkiye could be one of the countries which can also provide pilots to the world,\" he said. \n\nMoving forwards Turkish Airlines will be investing in positioning themselves in the Middle East markets as well as targeting tourism from and to the US, China and Korea.\u00a0 \n\n\"Summer travel [2023] for the first three months is very good, and especially we are focusing on American tourists to bring two million Americans to Istanbul. Last year, one million Americans came and last year China was closed, now it has started opening\u2026 We are going to focus on this,\" Mr. Bolat concluded. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkish Airlines continues to fly to new records after marking its highest-ever Q1 revenue, reporting a \u20ac214 million net profit, up from \u20ac148 million a year earlier. The airline was voted the Best Airline in Europe at 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards last September. Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee, Ahmet Bolat says that this is \u2018success built by time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurkish Airlines 20 years ago had 65 aircraft and we were carrying only 10 million passengers and the revenue was \u20ac1.6 billion. Last year we recorded more than \u20ac16.5 billion, carrying around 72 million passengers with 395 aircraft. This year right now we have 414 aircraft,\u201d he told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bolat was speaking at the launch of the airline's new on-board hospitality menu which hopes to position them as the first Michelin star airline out of Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur catering is really the number one in the world. There are lots of secrets behind it. First of all, we use 80% fresh produce grown in T\u00fcrkiye. Also, we utilize highly qualified chefs. We have, of course, flying chefs for the last final touch. But the foods are prepared locally and also fresh every day. That's the secret,\u201d Mr. Bolat added.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7605512,7430040\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//15//turkish-airlines-unveils-new-inflight-menus-with-local-ingredients-and-detox-drinks/">Turkish Airlines unveils new inflight menus with local ingredients and detox drinks<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//02//27//turkiye-stays-open-for-tourists-despite-earthquake-tragedy/">T/u00fcrkiye stays open for tourists despite earthquake tragedy<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Pilot shortages a major challenge<\/h2><p>Commenting on the global challenges the aviation industry is facing Mr. Bolat said that supply chain, engine issues and pilot shortages are going to be the key concerns. In response to demand, Turkish Airlines has invested in its own pilot training facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"We can train up to 200 pilots per year. Right now we're going to increase this up to 2000 pilots per year because the whole industry needs pilots. So T\u00fcrkiye could be one of the countries which can also provide pilots to the world,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forwards Turkish Airlines will be investing in positioning themselves in the Middle East markets as well as targeting tourism from and to the US, China and Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Summer travel [2023] for the first three months is very good, and especially we are focusing on American tourists to bring two million Americans to Istanbul. Last year, one million Americans came and last year China was closed, now it has started opening\u2026 We are going to focus on this,\" Mr. Bolat concluded.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1683647937,"publishedAt":1684254341,"updatedAt":1684256299,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/16\/turkish-airlines-growth-is-sustainable-chairman-tells-euronews","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/19\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a2f08c02-eacb-54b8-b1c3-348ff2cba4e5-7591968.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionCredit":"euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":4221,"slug":"tourism","urlSafeValue":"tourism","title":"Tourism","titleRaw":"Tourism"},{"id":4,"slug":"airlines","urlSafeValue":"airlines","title":"Airlines","titleRaw":"Airlines"},{"id":11019,"slug":"air-transport","urlSafeValue":"air-transport","title":"Air transport","titleRaw":"Air transport"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2211744},{"id":2211752},{"id":2211756}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":37433100,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/T1\/SU\/23\/05\/16\/en\/230516_T1SU_51569188_51569190_300000_165737_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":57325324,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/T1\/SU\/23\/05\/16\/en\/230516_T1SU_51569188_51569190_300000_165737_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8kztcp","youtubeId":"yBxfmFxmFDk"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Jane Witherspoon","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"the-agenda","urlSafeValue":"the-agenda","title":"THE AGENDA","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/the-agenda"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"},{"id":"people","urlSafeValue":"people","title":"People","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_busfin','gs_busfin_indus','gs_travel','gs_business','gs_busfin_indus_advertising','gs_business_management','gs_travel_air','gs_travel_type_air'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/16\/turkish-airlines-growth-is-sustainable-chairman-tells-euronews","lastModified":1684256299},{"id":2273386,"cid":7605736,"versionId":3,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230516_NWSU_51647201","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Turkey's disinformation election: Fake videos and wildly misleading claims","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey's disinformation election: Fake videos and misleading claims","titleListing2":"\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Turkey's disinformation election: Fake videos and wildly misleading claims","leadin":"The presidential and parliamentary election campaigns have not been immune from disinformation narratives. ","summary":"The presidential and parliamentary election campaigns have not been immune from disinformation narratives. ","url":"turkeys-disinformation-election-fake-videos-and-wildly-misleading-claims","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkey is set for a second round of voting after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan nor his main rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu was able to secure a majority in Sunday's presidential election.\u00a0 \n\nWith no candidate having received more than 50% of the votes, the country is set for a runoff for the first time ever. \n\nSo far, the election campaign has been marred by disinformation on both sides. The Cube took a look at some of the most viral claims during the first round.\u00a0 \n\nWas\u00a0K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu supported by a terrorist organisation? \n\nOne of the most viral videos claimed\u00a0 to show Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu telling viewers: \"Let's go to the ballot box together.\" \n\nLater in the clip, Murat Karayilan, one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) \u2013 classified as a terrorist entity in Turkey, the European Union and the United States \u2013 appears in the campaign video expressing his support. \n\nRecep Tayyip\u00a0Erdo\u011fan\u00a0even shared this clip at a rally, asking the crowd whether they would vote for a candidate supported by a terrorist organisation.\u00a0 \n\nBut as multiple fact-checking sites as well as the tweet above have shown, the video is a montage. It's two separate and unrelated videos edited into one.\u00a0 \n\nDid\u00a0Erdo\u011fan give out money to children at a polling station? \n\nDid Erdo\u011fan try to bribe his voters? That's the question certain social media users are asking after a video posted on Twitter shows the incumbent distributing banknotes to children at a polling station. \n\nAccording to the fact-checking site Liberation , the video was filmed on 14 May during the election. However, the French newspaper explains many users highlighted the 'cultural' aspect of this practice.\u00a0 \n\nRagip Soylu, Turkish bureau chief for Middle East Eye, explained on Twitter: \u201cThis is a cultural thing. The elderly usually gives what we call \u201cpocket money\u201d to children. It is usually happens in religious festivities. But Erdogan has been doing it wherever he goes,\" he said.\u00a0 \n\nDid\u00a0Erdo\u011fan gather an unprecedented crowd of 1.7 million supporters in Istanbul? \n\nPro-Erdo\u011fan groups posted in multiple languages about the President's successful rallies -- claiming 1.7 million supporters came out to a rally in Istanbul before the first round of the election. \n\nHowever, multiple fact-checking sites debunked these claims. BPT -- a Turkish media tweeted that the gathering place at the Ataturk airport was \"55,000 m2, which can accommodate a maximum of 277,000 people.\" \n\nTeyit , another Turkish fact-checking website also investigated the claim. They estimated that the number of people present could reach a maximum of 690,000.\u00a0That is still more than a million less than what the AK party claimed.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nRussian foreign hackers accused of spreading fake news \n\nK\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu blamed \u201cRussian foreign hackers\u201d recruited by Erdo\u011fan\u2019s team.\u00a0 He tweeted : \"Dear Russian Friends, you are behind the montages, conspiracies, Deep Fake content [...] If you want the continuation of our friendship after May 15, get your hands off the Turkish state,\" he warned.\u00a0 \n\nErdo\u011fan responded similarly, alleging that \u201can army of trolls\" was working for his rival. \n\n\u201cYou are using lies and misinformation. You are devising schemes that even the devil would not have thought of,\u201d Erdo\u011fan told the opposition leader on television. \n\nWhat impact has fake news had on the first round? \n\nExperts are unsure if these sorts of disinformation tactics swayed the election but they did have an impact on Turkish society according to Suay Boulougouris, Program Officer for the NGO Article 19. \n\n\"It's necessary to say that the opposition coalition was targeted more than the government coalition was,\" she told Euronews. \n\n\"I think all this primary targets of this political formation are typically voters who are uncertain or can be swayed by spreading this kind of misleading or false information. The intention is to influence their opinions and watching decisions. We cannot say whether this was definitive in the election results, but it's definitely had a serious impact on the polarisation within society,\" she said.\u00a0 \n\nThe second round of voting in the presidential election, considered one of the most important in decades, is scheduled for the 28 May. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkey is set for a second round of voting after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan nor his main rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu was able to secure a majority in Sunday's presidential election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With no candidate having received more than 50% of the votes, the country is set for a runoff for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the election campaign has been marred by disinformation on both sides. The Cube took a look at some of the most viral claims during the first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Was\u00a0K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu supported by a terrorist organisation?<\/h2><p>One of the most viral videos claimed\u00a0 to show Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu telling viewers: \"Let's go to the ballot box together.\"<\/p>\n<p>Later in the clip, Murat Karayilan, one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) \u2013 classified as a terrorist entity in Turkey, the European Union and the United States \u2013 appears in the campaign video expressing his support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1656867146490695681\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Recep Tayyip\u00a0Erdo\u011fan\u00a0even shared this clip at a rally, asking the crowd whether they would vote for a candidate supported by a terrorist organisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But as multiple fact-checking sites as well as the tweet above have shown, the video is a montage. It's two separate and unrelated videos edited into one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Did\u00a0Erdo\u011fan give out money to children at a polling station?<\/h2><p>Did Erdo\u011fan try to bribe his voters? That's the question certain social media users are asking after a video posted on Twitter shows the incumbent distributing banknotes to children at a polling station.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1657721432267259904\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.liberation.fr//checknews//erdogan-a-t-il-distribue-de-largent-a-des-enfants-dans-un-bureau-de-vote-20230515_HI4XNDQANVEY7EDWEFNZ35ZFQQ///">the fact-checking site Liberation<\/strong><\/a>, the video was filmed on 14 May during the election. However, the French newspaper explains many users highlighted the 'cultural' aspect of this practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ragip Soylu, Turkish bureau chief for Middle East Eye, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//ragipsoylu//status//1657674436906975232/">explained on Twitter:<\/strong><\/a> \u201cThis is a cultural thing. The elderly usually gives what we call \u201cpocket money\u201d to children. It is usually happens in religious festivities. But Erdogan has been doing it wherever he goes,\" he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Did\u00a0Erdo\u011fan gather an unprecedented crowd of 1.7 million supporters in Istanbul?<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//100064481902577//posts//613672020792189/">Pro-Erdo/u011fan groups<\/strong><\/a> posted in multiple languages about the President's successful rallies -- claiming 1.7 million supporters came out to a rally in Istanbul before the first round of the election.<\/p>\n<p>However, multiple fact-checking sites debunked these claims. BPT -- a Turkish media tweeted that the gathering place at the Ataturk airport was \"55,000 m2, which can accommodate a maximum of 277,000 people.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1655234845574852609\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////teyit.org///">Teyit, another Turkish fact-checking website also investigated the claim. They estimated that the number of people present could reach a maximum of 690,000.\u00a0That is still more than a million less than what the AK party claimed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Russian foreign hackers accused of spreading fake news<\/h2><p>K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu blamed \u201cRussian foreign hackers\u201d recruited by Erdo\u011fan\u2019s team.\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//kilicdarogluk//status//1656705796208574468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1656705796208574468%7Ctwgr%5E6da37cfe328b3f2fb82d7397d73c648fc3187a3b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euractiv.com%2Fsection%2Fglobal-europe%2Fnews%2Fdisinformation-adds-dark-note-to-pivotal-turkish-election%2F\%22>He tweeted<\/strong><\/a>: \"Dear Russian Friends, you are behind the montages, conspiracies, Deep Fake content [...] If you want the continuation of our friendship after May 15, get your hands off the Turkish state,\" he warned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan responded similarly, alleging that \u201can army of trolls\" was working for his rival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are using lies and misinformation. You are devising schemes that even the devil would not have thought of,\u201d Erdo\u011fan told the opposition leader on television.<\/p>\n<h2>What impact has fake news had on the first round?<\/h2><p>Experts are unsure if these sorts of disinformation tactics swayed the election but they did have an impact on Turkish society according to Suay Boulougouris, Program Officer for the NGO Article 19.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's necessary to say that the opposition coalition was targeted more than the government coalition was,\" she told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\"I think all this primary targets of this political formation are typically voters who are uncertain or can be swayed by spreading this kind of misleading or false information. The intention is to influence their opinions and watching decisions. We cannot say whether this was definitive in the election results, but it's definitely had a serious impact on the polarisation within society,\" she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second round of voting in the presidential election, considered one of the most important in decades, is scheduled for the 28 May.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684153994,"publishedAt":1684232890,"updatedAt":1684240699,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/16\/turkeys-disinformation-election-fake-videos-and-wildly-misleading-claims","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/52\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5b9d656b-7230-5ad2-a964-e08225a96687-7605210.jpg","altText":"Turkey's presidential elections are heading toward a second-round runoff end of May","caption":"Turkey's presidential elections are heading toward a second-round runoff end of May","captionCredit":"Emrah Gurel\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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Erdogan and his party's share of vote declined, but still in first place \n\nThis is the first presidential election where Erdogan hasn't won in the first round. That's already a shock for the Turkish political system.\u00a0 \n\nBut the president performed better than expected in the election, and the People\u2019s Alliance led by his party retained a majority in Turkey's 600-seat parliament. Analysts say that gives the Turkish leader an edge in the runoff because voters may want to avoid having different factions running the executive and legislative branches. \n\nErdogan said as much himself early Monday. \n\n\u201cWe have no doubt that the preference of our nation, which gave the majority in parliament to the People\u2019s Alliance, will be in favor of trust and stability in the (second round),\u201d the president told his supporters in Ankara. \n\nKilicdaroglu, the leader of the Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, said he was certain of a second-round victory, but Sunday's results indicate he could struggle to attract enough votes even though he was the candidate of the six-party Nation Alliance. \n\n2. Get ready for a quick and probably dirty fight for the second round of voting \n\nSupporters of both leading candidates wasted no time in launching their campaign for votes in the second round election on 28 May.\u00a0 \n\nAnd analysts suggest the campaigning before the runoff could be brutal.\u00a0 \n\nBefore Sunday's vote, Erdogan disparaged the opposition as being supported by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK. At one rally, he showed hundreds of thousands of his supporters a faked video purporting to show a PKK commander singing an opposition campaign song. \n\n\u201cInformation control was President Erdogan\u2019s greatest asset in running and entering the election season. And I think his media loyal to him has successfully framed HDP support to Kilicdaroglu as \u2018terrorist support,\u2019\u201d Soner Cagaptay, an expert on Turkey at the Washington Institute think tank, said.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThat helped scare away some nationalist voters.\u201d \n\nKilicdaroglu said Erdogan had failed to get the result he wanted despite slinging \u201cslanders and insults\u201d toward the opposition. \n\n3. A right-wing party now in key position for the second round of voting \n\nAccording to the preliminary results in the presidential election, the candidate of the ATA Alliance, Sinan Ogan, will receive more than 5% of the votes: that's more than he was forecast to receive in the pre-election polls and means he will become an important kingmaker in the second round of voting.\u00a0 \n\nOgan is in a power position now, to instruct his voters to vote for either of the two candidates in the runoff election and potentially anoint Turkey's next president.\u00a0 \n\nCHP leader Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu made the first overtures towards the third place presidential candidate, calling Ogan after the election results were announced on Sunday last night and congratulating him on his vote tally.\u00a0 \n\nAfter that, former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, a senior name in Erdgan's AK Party, also called Ogan on Sunday night.\u00a0 \n\nIt's not exactly clear which parties within the ATA Alliance favour, when it comes to the next round of voting but it's thought a significant tranche of support came from the IYI Party, which didn't want to vote for\u00a0K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu.\u00a0 \n\nBut ATA also received votes from people who wanted to support Muharrem \u0130nce, who withdrew from the race shortly before election day.\u00a0 \n\nSoner Cagaptay, an expert on Turkey at the Washington Institute think tank, said most Ogan voters are likely to go for Erdogan whether or not their original candidate endorses the Turkish leader. \n\n\"It's certain that Erdogan is going to sweep the second round,\u201d Cagaptay said. \n\n4. Kurdish supporters did not help opposition win the election \n\nAn alliance of pro-Kurdish parties got 66 seats in the new parliament, enough to make them the third largest bloc. But it wasn't enough for the opposition to outnumber Erdogan. \n\nThe incumbent president\u2019s AKP and its allies secured 321 seats in the National Assembly, while the opposition won 213 and the 66 remaining went to a pro-Kurdish alliance, according to preliminary results. \n\nThe pro-Kurdish Green Left Party, YSP, won the predominantly Kurdish provinces in the southeast. \n\n5. Diaspora voters split along traditional party and country lines \n\nMore than 5 million people of Turkish descent live in Europe and their votes impacted the results, with each politician having their own regional strongholds. \n\nAround 3.4 million of them are registered to vote abroad, compared to 64 million inside Turkey.\u00a0 \n\n\"There were not many surprises in the diaspora vote,\" said\u00a0 Paul Levin , Director of Stockholm University's Institute for Turkish Studies , told Euronews. \"Erdogan remained strong in Germany and France as he did in 2018.\" \n\nHome to the largest Turkish diaspora, more than 700,000 votes were cast in Germany, with some 66% going to Erdogan (462,000), 33% for K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu (230,000) and 1% to Sinan O\u011fan, leader of the ultra-nationalist MHP (9,000). \n\n\"Turkish-origin Germans continue to vote to the left in German elections but conservative at home,\"\u00a0 Levin told Euronews. \n\nIn France, which has the second-largest Turkish diaspora, Erdo\u011fan also gained the lion's share of the votes at (64%). \n\nEarlier this month, brawls broke out between Turks at voting stations in France, with police officers using tear gas to prevent violence.\u00a0 \n\n\"Over-all Erdogan does well in the foreign vote, which therefore remains important for him, especially in close elections,\" Levin told Euronews. \n\nHowever, the results across Europe were polarised, with K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu dominating in the UK, southern and eastern Europe, Finland, Sweden and the Balkans. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Tens of millions of Turks went to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary and presidential elections, with millions more eligble to vote overseas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So what did we learn so far from the results?\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1. Erdogan and his party's share of vote declined, but still in first place<\/h2><p>This is the first presidential election where Erdogan hasn't won in the first round. That's already a shock for the Turkish political system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the president performed better than expected in the election, and the People\u2019s Alliance led by his party retained a majority in Turkey's 600-seat parliament. Analysts say that gives the Turkish leader an edge in the runoff because voters may want to avoid having different factions running the executive and legislative branches.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan said as much himself early Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no doubt that the preference of our nation, which gave the majority in parliament to the People\u2019s Alliance, will be in favor of trust and stability in the (second round),\u201d the president told his supporters in Ankara.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, said he was certain of a second-round victory, but Sunday's results indicate he could struggle to attract enough votes even though he was the candidate of the six-party Nation Alliance.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7599078,7604914,7598964\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//15//turkey-is-breaking-away-from-the-west-says-expert/">Turkey 'breaking away from the West', says expert<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//05//13//turkish-election-heres-how-the-outcome-could-impact-ties-with-the-eu-russia-and-the-easter/">Turkish election: Here's how the outcome could impact ties with the EU, Russia and the eastern Med<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//12//the-winners-and-losers-of-erdogans-turkey/">The winners and losers of Erdogan's Turkey<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>2. Get ready for a quick and probably dirty fight for the second round of voting<\/h2><p>Supporters of both leading candidates wasted no time in launching their campaign for votes in the second round election on 28 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And analysts suggest the campaigning before the runoff could be brutal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before Sunday's vote, Erdogan disparaged the opposition as being supported by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK. At one rally, he showed hundreds of thousands of his supporters a faked video purporting to show a PKK commander singing an opposition campaign song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation control was President Erdogan\u2019s greatest asset in running and entering the election season. And I think his media loyal to him has successfully framed HDP support to Kilicdaroglu as \u2018terrorist support,\u2019\u201d Soner Cagaptay, an expert on Turkey at the Washington Institute think tank, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat helped scare away some nationalist voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu said Erdogan had failed to get the result he wanted despite slinging \u201cslanders and insults\u201d toward the opposition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6796875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//54//18//808x550_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg/" alt=\"Burhan Ozbilici/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/384x261_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/640x435_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/750x510_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/828x563_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/1080x734_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/1200x816_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/1920x1305_cmsv2_675df84c-19aa-50f4-9dd3-2320ea943b14-7605418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Sinan Ogan, an academician and presidential candidate from ATA (Ataturk) alliance, formed of nationalist political parties, Ankara 4 May 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Burhan Ozbilici/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>3. A right-wing party now in key position for the second round of voting<\/h2><p>According to the preliminary results in the presidential election, the candidate of the ATA Alliance, Sinan Ogan, will receive more than 5% of the votes: that's more than he was forecast to receive in the pre-election polls and means he will become an important kingmaker in the second round of voting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ogan is in a power position now, to instruct his voters to vote for either of the two candidates in the runoff election and potentially anoint Turkey's next president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CHP leader Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu made the first overtures towards the third place presidential candidate, calling Ogan after the election results were announced on Sunday last night and congratulating him on his vote tally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After that, former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, a senior name in Erdgan's AK Party, also called Ogan on Sunday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It's not exactly clear which parties within the ATA Alliance favour, when it comes to the next round of voting but it's thought a significant tranche of support came from the IYI Party, which didn't want to vote for\u00a0K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But ATA also received votes from people who wanted to support Muharrem \u0130nce, who withdrew from the race shortly before election day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soner Cagaptay, an expert on Turkey at the Washington Institute think tank, said most Ogan voters are likely to go for Erdogan whether or not their original candidate endorses the Turkish leader.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's certain that Erdogan is going to sweep the second round,\u201d Cagaptay said.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Kurdish supporters did not help opposition win the election<\/h2><p>An alliance of pro-Kurdish parties got 66 seats in the new parliament, enough to make them the third largest bloc. But it wasn't enough for the opposition to outnumber Erdogan.<\/p>\n<p>The incumbent president\u2019s AKP and its allies secured 321 seats in the National Assembly, while the opposition won 213 and the 66 remaining went to a pro-Kurdish alliance, according to preliminary results.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-Kurdish Green Left Party, YSP, won the predominantly Kurdish provinces in the southeast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.720703125\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//54//18//808x581_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg/" alt=\"Burhan Ozbilici/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/384x277_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/640x461_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/750x541_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/828x597_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/1080x778_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/1200x865_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/1920x1384_cmsv2_3022ec66-739a-53bc-92fe-8f710d8dbb1a-7605418.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Officials count votes at a polling station, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Burhan Ozbilici/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>5. Diaspora voters split along traditional party and country lines<\/h2><p>More than 5 million people of Turkish descent live in Europe and their votes impacted the results, with each politician having their own regional strongholds.<\/p>\n<p>Around 3.4 million of them are registered to vote abroad, compared to 64 million inside Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"There were not many surprises in the diaspora vote,\" said\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//PaulTLevin/">Paul Levin<\/strong><\/a>, Director of Stockholm University's <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.su.se//institute-for-turkish-studies///">Institute for Turkish Studies<\/strong><\/a>, told Euronews. \"Erdogan remained strong in Germany and France as he did in 2018.\"<\/p>\n<p>Home to the largest Turkish diaspora, more than 700,000 votes were cast in Germany, with some 66% going to Erdogan (462,000), 33% for K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu (230,000) and 1% to Sinan O\u011fan, leader of the ultra-nationalist MHP (9,000).<\/p>\n<p>\"Turkish-origin Germans continue to vote to the left in German elections but conservative at home,\"\u00a0 Levin told Euronews.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/13435507?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In France, which has the second-largest Turkish diaspora, Erdo\u011fan also gained the lion's share of the votes at (64%).<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, brawls broke out between Turks at voting stations in France, with police officers using tear gas to prevent violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Over-all Erdogan does well in the foreign vote, which therefore remains important for him, especially in close elections,\" Levin told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>However, the results across Europe were polarised, with K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu dominating in the UK, southern and eastern Europe, Finland, Sweden and the Balkans.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684146976,"publishedAt":1684174669,"updatedAt":1684222588,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/15\/turkish-election-five-things-we-learned-so-far-from-the-voting","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/54\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1ea07c34-2345-56af-8b7a-a4989716acf7-7605418.jpg","altText":"People walk past a rack with Turkish newspapers a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15, 2023.","caption":"People walk past a rack with Turkish newspapers a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15, 2023.","captionCredit":"AP 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'breaking away from the West', says expert","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"","titleListing2":"With a second round of voting scheduled for 28 May, we ask two experts for their thoughts on the Turkish election, and what it could mean for Ankara's future relations with its NATO allies.","leadin":"With a second round of voting scheduled for 28 May, we ask two experts for their thoughts on the Turkish election, and what it could mean for Ankara's future relations with its NATO allies.","summary":"With a second round of voting scheduled for 28 May, we ask two experts for their thoughts on the Turkish election, and what it could mean for Ankara's future relations with its NATO allies.","url":"turkey-is-breaking-away-from-the-west-says-expert","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"It was a night of hope and anxiety in Turkey and beyond on Sunday as the country voted for its next President and parliament. \n\nThe conservative incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his main challenger Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu must lock horns again in a second-round run-off later this month after failing to secure 50% of the vote. \n\n\"This is a big defeat for the opposition. This is a huge defeat for the opposition,\" economist Arda Tunca told Euronews.\u00a0 \n\n\"There are lots of economic problems in Turkey. So this is the weakest point of the Erdogan regime. But still, the opposition is not the winner of the election,\" he added. \n\nOpinion polls had given Kilicdaroglu a slight lead over Erdogan - who has ruled Turkey as prime minister and then president since 2003. \n\nTurkey's media are dominated by pro-government outlets, and commentators have condemned a lack of reliable information and unfair conditions for the parties and candidates. \n\n\"There was no free media, no independent judiciary. State resources were used in favour of the incumbent, [the] electoral system is frequently changed and if you take into account all of these, you can understand a bit better why the polls were not necessarily so assertive in Turkey's elections,\" explained\u00a0Ilke Toygur, a Professor of European Geopolitics at the University Carlos III of Madrid. \n\n\"Turkish people don't have any access to any reliable information, that is clear,\" said Arda Tunca. \"It's very difficult to fight against a government which controls 90% of [the] media. There is no separation of powers.\" \n\n'An identity crisis for Turkey' \n\nWestern leaders are left still holding their breath over an election which has huge international implications. \n\nK\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu has vowed to restore relations with its NATO allies, which under Erdogan, have stooped to historic lows. \n\nIn 2018, the EU froze Turkey\u2019s accession negotiations in response to what leaders called the country's \"backsliding on the rule of law and on fundamental rights.\" \n\n\"Turkey is breaking away from the West, although it is a NATO member spiritually, Turkey is not a part of NATO anymore,\" said Arda Tunca.\u00a0 \n\n\"Turkey is aligned with Russia, with China, with some other countries in the East. But I cannot see that Turkey is a part of the Western world anymore, or even tries to be a part of the Western world anymore,\" he said. \"So this is also an identity crisis for Turkey.\" \n\n\"[If Erdogan wins,] my assumption is that Turkey will be more definitely moved into the category of [a] generally friendly, unpredictable middle power, not necessarily a traditional ally where transactional relations dominate,\" Ilke Toygur told Euronews. \n\n\"If the opposition wins, it still has many promises of democratisation, institutionalisation and reclaiming the country's Western vocation, but is not necessarily going to be very easy if the parliament continues under the control of the AKP government.\" \n\nTurkey has been hard-hit by a cost-of-living crisis, with the latest data putting inflation at around 44%, down from a high of around 86%.\u00a0Erdogan\u2019s government also faced backlash for what critics say was its sluggish response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in February that left 11 southern provinces devastated. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>It was a night of hope and anxiety in Turkey and beyond on Sunday as the country voted for its next President and parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his main challenger Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu must lock horns again in a second-round run-off later this month after failing to secure 50% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a big defeat for the opposition. This is a huge defeat for the opposition,\" economist Arda Tunca told Euronews.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"There are lots of economic problems in Turkey. So this is the weakest point of the Erdogan regime. But still, the opposition is not the winner of the election,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls had given Kilicdaroglu a slight lead over Erdogan - who has ruled Turkey as prime minister and then president since 2003.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1657844599409262606\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Turkey's media are dominated by pro-government outlets, and commentators have condemned a lack of reliable information and unfair conditions for the parties and candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\"There was no free media, no independent judiciary. State resources were used in favour of the incumbent, [the] electoral system is frequently changed and if you take into account all of these, you can understand a bit better why the polls were not necessarily so assertive in Turkey's elections,\" explained\u00a0Ilke Toygur, a Professor of European Geopolitics at the University Carlos III of Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\"Turkish people don't have any access to any reliable information, that is clear,\" said Arda Tunca. \"It's very difficult to fight against a government which controls 90% of [the] media. There is no separation of powers.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7605872,7599896\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//15//turkish-election-how-did-turks-in-europe-cast-their-ballots-for-erdogan-or-kilicdaroglu/">Turkish election: How did Turks in Europe vote? Was it for Erdo\u011fan or K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//14//turkish-election-millions-go-to-the-polls-today-in-landmark-presidential-and-parliamentary/">Turkish presidential election heads to runoff as Erdo\u011fan falls short of majority<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>'An identity crisis for Turkey'<\/h2><p>Western leaders are left still holding their breath over an election which has huge international implications.<\/p>\n<p>K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu has vowed to restore relations with its NATO allies, which under Erdogan, have stooped to historic lows.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the EU froze Turkey\u2019s accession negotiations in response to what leaders called the country's \"backsliding on the rule of law and on fundamental rights.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Turkey is breaking away from the West, although it is a NATO member spiritually, Turkey is not a part of NATO anymore,\" said Arda Tunca.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667378765221107\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//49//14//808x539_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg/" alt=\"Emrah Gurel/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/384x256_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/640x427_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/750x500_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/828x552_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/1080x720_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/1200x800_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/1920x1280_cmsv2_9f374c86-2910-5a0f-a16a-2a8c55b864c2-7604914.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A person walks past billboards of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the presidential election day, in Istanbul<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Emrah Gurel/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Turkey is aligned with Russia, with China, with some other countries in the East. But I cannot see that Turkey is a part of the Western world anymore, or even tries to be a part of the Western world anymore,\" he said. \"So this is also an identity crisis for Turkey.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"[If Erdogan wins,] my assumption is that Turkey will be more definitely moved into the category of [a] generally friendly, unpredictable middle power, not necessarily a traditional ally where transactional relations dominate,\" Ilke Toygur told Euronews.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//49//14//808x539_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg/" alt=\"AP/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/384x256_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/640x427_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/750x500_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/828x552_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/1080x720_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/1200x800_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/1920x1280_cmsv2_e08e83e0-b911-551c-84ba-e5cf71c2e84f-7604914.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old leader of the center-left, pro-secular Republican People's Party (CHP) speaks at the party's headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, on 14 May 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"If the opposition wins, it still has many promises of democratisation, institutionalisation and reclaiming the country's Western vocation, but is not necessarily going to be very easy if the parliament continues under the control of the AKP government.\"<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has been hard-hit by a cost-of-living crisis, with the latest data putting inflation at around 44%, down from a high of around 86%.\u00a0Erdogan\u2019s government also faced backlash for what critics say was its sluggish response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in February that left 11 southern provinces devastated.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684138040,"publishedAt":1684165622,"updatedAt":1684176125,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/15\/turkey-is-breaking-away-from-the-west-says-expert","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/49\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_9328a41a-c4a4-5471-8388-c572365f3659-7604914.jpg","altText":"Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party gather at the party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. 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\n\nTurkish Airlines recently unveiled its latest in-flight menus at an event in Istanbul. \n\nWalking the catwalk, chefs and flight attendants presented the new dishes on a different kind of runway. \n\nLocal and seasonal Turkish flavours take the spotlight - with freshness in every bite. \n\n\u201cThere are lots of secrets behind our catering,\u201d says Ahmet Bolat, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee for Turkish Airlines. \u201cFirst of all, we use 80 per cent fresh products grown in Turkey . Also, we utilise highly qualified chefs\u2026 The food is prepared locally and fresh every day.\u201d \n\nThis approach applies to every class from economy to business. It shines through in everything from homemade mezzelune pasta to hand-minced Adana kebab and desserts served with luscious Afyon kaymak cream. \n\nBusiness class passengers can wash down their meal with alcohol-free cocktails and detox drinks to ensure they land feeling refreshed. \n\nSustainable in-flight dining \n\nUsing local ingredients also means supporting local farmers - something Turkish Airlines\u2019 Flying Chef Trainer, Emre Gecgel, says is integral to the quality and taste of the dishes. \n\nIt also feeds into the airline\u2019s sustainable approach to dining. \n\n\u201cWe know going green and ending food waste will not happen overnight but we are using reusable materials such as porcelain and stainless steel in our services,\u201d says Emre. \n\n\u201cEvery item that we introduce to our guests, whether it\u2019s material or ingredient, we are trying to use recycled and\/or renewable sourced items.\u201d \n\nThis is a big step towards combating the almost 7 million tonnes of cabin waste generated by airlines each year, according to IATA figures. Upping the appeal of on-board meals will also help combat the annual 1.14 million tonnes of food waste generated from inflight catering globally. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Lamb shank, Rize tea and Erzincan honeycomb: this reads more like a menu from a high-end Turkish restaurant than an in-flight meal.<\/p>\n<p>But Turkish Airlines is proving that the sky's the limit for on-board dining.<\/p>\n<p>Gone are the days of \u2018chicken or beef\u2019 as airlines battle it out to win passenger\u2019s hearts - and stomachs.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey\u2019s flag carrier is maintaining its lead after being voted the World\u2019s Best Business Class Catering at the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards and winning Europe\u2019s Best Food and Beverage Award from APEX last year.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//29//want-to-travel-more-sustainably-try-eating-your-way-around-europes-seasonal-delights/">foodies are raving about Turkish Airlines\u2019 latest menus.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s on the menu at Turkish Airlines?<\/h2><p>Turkish Airlines recently unveiled its latest <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//10//vegan-inflight-dining-is-soaring-in-popularity-heres-which-airlines-serve-the-best-meals/">in-flight menus<\/strong><\/a> at an event in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>Walking the catwalk, chefs and flight attendants presented the new dishes on a different kind of runway.<\/p>\n<p>Local and seasonal <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//07//erotic-valleys-and-moonlit-hikes-theres-more-to-cappadocia-than-hot-air-balloons/">Turkish flavours take the spotlight - with freshness in every bite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lots of secrets behind our catering,\u201d says Ahmet Bolat, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee for Turkish Airlines. \u201cFirst of all, we use 80 per cent fresh products grown in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//24//discover-istanbuls-buzzing-cultural-centre-and-historical-heritage/">Turkey. Also, we utilise highly qualified chefs\u2026 The food is prepared locally and fresh every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This approach applies to every class from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//17//argentina-japan-turkey-heres-where-your-pound-will-go-the-furthest-this-winter/">economy to business. It shines through in everything from homemade mezzelune pasta to hand-minced Adana kebab and desserts served with luscious Afyon kaymak cream.<\/p>\n<p>Business class passengers can wash down their meal with alcohol-free cocktails and detox drinks to ensure they land feeling refreshed.<\/p>\n<h2>Sustainable in-flight dining<\/h2><p>Using local ingredients also means supporting local farmers - something Turkish Airlines\u2019 Flying Chef Trainer, Emre Gecgel, says is integral to the quality and taste of the dishes.<\/p>\n<p>It also feeds into the airline\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//11//emirates-announces-180-million-fund-to-help-airlines-reach-net-zero-emissions/">sustainable approach to dining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know going green and ending food waste will not happen overnight but we are using reusable materials such as porcelain and stainless steel in our services,\u201d says Emre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery item that we introduce to our guests, whether it\u2019s material or ingredient, we are trying to use <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//07//04//could-turkiyes-first-carbon-neutral-hotel-chain-help-kick-start-its-sustainable-tourism-re/">recycled and\/or renewable sourced items.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a big step towards combating the almost 7 million tonnes of cabin waste generated by airlines each year, according to IATA figures. Upping the appeal of on-board meals will also help combat the annual 1.14 million tonnes of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//10//should-you-skip-the-inflight-meal-this-airline-says-its-the-ethical-choice/">food waste<\/strong><\/a> generated from inflight catering globally.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684148060,"publishedAt":1684148732,"updatedAt":1684843495,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/05\/15\/turkish-airlines-unveils-new-inflight-menus-with-local-ingredients-and-detox-drinks","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/55\/12\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1b649195-b5a9-5715-8dbf-e31166d23804-7605512.jpg","altText":"Turkish Airlines uses 80 per cent fresh homegrown ingredients in its new menus.","caption":"Turkish Airlines uses 80 per cent fresh homegrown ingredients in its new menus.","captionCredit":"Turkish Airlines","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1344,"height":756}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":23198,"slug":"thy","urlSafeValue":"thy","title":"Turkish Airlines ","titleRaw":"Turkish Airlines "},{"id":11396,"slug":"food","urlSafeValue":"food","title":"Food","titleRaw":"Food"},{"id":4,"slug":"airlines","urlSafeValue":"airlines","title":"Airlines","titleRaw":"Airlines"},{"id":13028,"slug":"flight","urlSafeValue":"flight","title":"flight","titleRaw":"flight"},{"id":19072,"slug":"sustainability","urlSafeValue":"sustainability","title":"Sustainability","titleRaw":"Sustainability"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Jane Witherspoon","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"travel-news","urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-news\/travel-news"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-news","urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":21,"urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel-news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_fooddrink','gs_food','gs_food_misc','gs_travel','gs_travel_type','gs_travel_air','gs_travel_type_air','gs_food_drink','progressivemedia','neg_bucherer','environment','manufacturing','neg_mobkoi_castrol'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/travel\/2023\/05\/15\/turkish-airlines-unveils-new-inflight-menus-with-local-ingredients-and-detox-drinks","lastModified":1684843495},{"id":2272850,"cid":7604268,"versionId":6,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230515_NWSU_51640807","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Turkey's Erdogan says he will accept an election run-off against rival Kilicdaroglu","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey's Erdogan says he could still win poll and would accept run-off","titleListing2":"Turkey's Erdogan says he could still win and would accept election run-off","leadin":"Turkey's President Erdogan is locked in a close battle with his main election rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, with neither candidate reaching the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round, according to most recent figures from the country's Supreme Election Council. ","summary":"Turkey's President Erdogan is locked in a close battle with his main election rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, with neither candidate reaching the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round, according to most recent figures from the country's Supreme Election Council. ","url":"turkeys-erdogan-says-he-will-accept-an-election-run-off-against-rival-kilicdaroglu","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkey's presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for an outright win. \n\nWith 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, garnering 45%, Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, told reporters. A third candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan received 5.2%. \n\nErdogan, 69, told supporters in the early hours of Monday that he could still win. He said, however, that he would respect the nation's decision if the race went to a runoff on May 28. \n\nThe vote was being closely watched to see if the strategically located NATO country \u2014 which has a coast on the Black Sea to the north, and neighbours Iran, Iraq and Syria to the south \u2014 remains under the control of the increasingly authoritarian president or can embark on a more democratic course that was envisioned by Kilicdaroglu. \n\nOpinion polls in the runup to Sunday's vote had given Kilicdaroglu, the joint candidate of a six-party opposition alliance, a slight lead over Erdogan, who has governed Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. \n\nKilicdaroglu sounded hopeful for a second-round victory. \n\n\"We will absolutely win the second round ... and bring democracy,\" said Kilicdaroglu, 74, maintaining that Erdogan had lost the trust of a nation now demanding change. \n\nOgan has not said whom he would endorse if the elections go to a second round. He is believed to have received support from electors wanting change after two decades under Erdogan but unconvinced by the Kilicdaroglu-led six-party alliance's ability to govern. \n\nThe election results showed that Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party was also set to retain its majority in the 600-seat parliament, although the assembly has lost much of its legislative power after a referendum to change the country's system of governance to an executive presidency narrowly passed in 2017. \n\nAnadolu news agency said Erdogan's ruling party alliance was hovering around 49.3%, while Kilicdaroglu's Nation Alliance had around 35.2% and support for a pro-Kurdish party stood above 10%. \n\nThe fact that Erdogan appears to have held on to his majority increases his chances of winning a second-round vote, with more voters likely to support Erdogan to avoid a split legislature. \n\nThis year's election came amid a backdrop of economic turmoil, a cost-of-living crisis and a February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people. Western nations and foreign investors are also awaiting the outcome because of Erdogan's unorthodox leadership of the economy and often mercurial but successful efforts to put Turkey at the centre of international negotiations. \n\nAs in previous years, Erdogan led a highly divisive campaign in his bid to stretch his rule into a third decade. He portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country's pro-Kurdish party, of colluding with \"terrorists\" and of supporting what he called \"deviant\" LGBTQ rights. In a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he increased wages and pensions and subsidised electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey's homegrown defence industry and infrastructure projects. \n\nKilicdaroglu, for his part, campaigned on promises to reverse crackdowns on free speech and other forms of democratic backsliding, as well as to repair an economy battered by high inflation and currency devaluation. \n\n\"That the election results have not been finalised doesn't change the fact that the nation has chosen us,\" Erdogan said. \n\nMore than 64 million people, including overseas voters, were eligible to vote and nearly 89% voted. This year marks 100 years since Turkey's establishment as a republic \u2014 a modern, secular state born on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. \n\nVoter turnout in Turkey is traditionally strong, despite the government suppressing freedom of expression and assembly over the years and especially since a 2016 coup attempt. Erdogan blamed the failed coup on followers of a former ally, cleric Fethullah Gulen, and initiated a large-scale crackdown on civil servants with alleged links to Gulen and on pro-Kurdish politicians. \n\nErdogan, along with the United Nations, helped mediate a deal with Ukraine and Russia that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach the rest of the world from Black Sea ports despite Russia's war in Ukraine. The agreement, which is implemented by a centre based in Istanbul, is set to expire in days, and Turkey hosted talks last week to keep it alive. \n\nBut Erdogan also has held up Sweden's quest to join NATO, contending that the nation has been too lenient on followers of the U.S.-based cleric and members of pro-Kurdish groups that Turkey considers national security threats. \n\nCritics maintain the president's heavy-handed style is responsible for a painful cost-of-living crisis. The latest official statistics put inflation at about 44%, down from a high of around 86%. The price of vegetables became a campaign issue for the opposition, which used an onion as a symbol. \n\nIn contrast with mainstream economic thinking, Erdogan contends that high-interest rates fuel inflation, and he pressured the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey to lower its main rate multiple times. \n\nErdogan's government also faced criticism for its allegedly delayed and stunted response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left 11 southern provinces devastated. Lax implementation of building codes is thought to have exacerbated the casualties and misery. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkey's presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for an outright win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, garnering 45%, Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, told reporters. A third candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan received 5.2%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erdogan, 69, told supporters in the early hours of Monday that he could still win. He said, however, that he would respect the nation's decision if the race went to a runoff on May 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//42//68//808x539_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg/" alt=\"Francisco Seco/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/384x256_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/640x427_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/750x500_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/828x552_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1080x720_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1200x800_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1920x1281_cmsv2_50670973-e168-5d9d-ad3b-b47fa094a226-7604268.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans outside the headquarters of AK Party in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Francisco Seco/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The vote was being closely watched to see if the strategically located NATO country \u2014 which has a coast on the Black Sea to the north, and neighbours Iran, Iraq and Syria to the south \u2014 remains under the control of the increasingly authoritarian president or can embark on a more democratic course that was envisioned by Kilicdaroglu.<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls in the runup to Sunday's vote had given Kilicdaroglu, the joint candidate of a six-party opposition alliance, a slight lead over Erdogan, who has governed Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu sounded hopeful for a second-round victory.<\/p>\n<p>\"We will absolutely win the second round ... and bring democracy,\" said Kilicdaroglu, 74, maintaining that Erdogan had lost the trust of a nation now demanding change.<\/p>\n<p>Ogan has not said whom he would endorse if the elections go to a second round. He is believed to have received support from electors wanting change after two decades under Erdogan but unconvinced by the Kilicdaroglu-led six-party alliance's ability to govern.<\/p>\n<p>The election results showed that Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party was also set to retain its majority in the 600-seat parliament, although the assembly has lost much of its legislative power after a referendum to change the country's system of governance to an executive presidency narrowly passed in 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6494140625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//42//68//808x525_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg/" alt=\"Ali Unal/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/384x249_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/640x416_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/750x487_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/828x538_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1080x701_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1200x779_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1920x1247_cmsv2_67d1872b-fa00-5a5d-ac16-2790c615928e-7604268.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and his wife, Emine, acknowledge supporters at the party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday, May 15, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ali Unal/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anadolu news agency said Erdogan's ruling party alliance was hovering around 49.3%, while Kilicdaroglu's Nation Alliance had around 35.2% and support for a pro-Kurdish party stood above 10%.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Erdogan appears to have held on to his majority increases his chances of winning a second-round vote, with more voters likely to support Erdogan to avoid a split legislature.<\/p>\n<p>This year's election came amid a backdrop of economic turmoil, a cost-of-living crisis and a February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people. Western nations and foreign investors are also awaiting the outcome because of Erdogan's unorthodox leadership of the economy and often mercurial but successful efforts to put Turkey at the centre of international negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>As in previous years, Erdogan led a highly divisive campaign in his bid to stretch his rule into a third decade. He portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country's pro-Kurdish party, of colluding with \"terrorists\" and of supporting what he called \"deviant\" LGBTQ rights. In a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he increased wages and pensions and subsidised electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey's homegrown defence industry and infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu, for his part, campaigned on promises to reverse crackdowns on free speech and other forms of democratic backsliding, as well as to repair an economy battered by high inflation and currency devaluation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//60//42//68//808x539_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg/" alt=\"AP/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/384x256_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/640x427_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/750x500_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/828x552_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1080x720_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1200x800_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/42\/68\/1920x1281_cmsv2_31d891be-912d-5256-b880-1d7a6e9ae6fc-7604268.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old leader of the centre-left, pro-secular Republican People's Party (CHP) speaks at the party's office in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"That the election results have not been finalised doesn't change the fact that the nation has chosen us,\" Erdogan said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 64 million people, including overseas voters, were eligible to vote and nearly 89% voted. This year marks 100 years since Turkey's establishment as a republic \u2014 a modern, secular state born on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>Voter turnout in Turkey is traditionally strong, despite the government suppressing freedom of expression and assembly over the years and especially since a 2016 coup attempt. Erdogan blamed the failed coup on followers of a former ally, cleric Fethullah Gulen, and initiated a large-scale crackdown on civil servants with alleged links to Gulen and on pro-Kurdish politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan, along with the United Nations, helped mediate a deal with Ukraine and Russia that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach the rest of the world from Black Sea ports despite Russia's war in Ukraine. The agreement, which is implemented by a centre based in Istanbul, is set to expire in days, and Turkey hosted talks last week to keep it alive.<\/p>\n<p>But Erdogan also has held up Sweden's quest to join NATO, contending that the nation has been too lenient on followers of the U.S.-based cleric and members of pro-Kurdish groups that Turkey considers national security threats.<\/p>\n<p>Critics maintain the president's heavy-handed style is responsible for a painful cost-of-living crisis. The latest official statistics put inflation at about 44%, down from a high of around 86%. The price of vegetables became a campaign issue for the opposition, which used an onion as a symbol.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast with mainstream economic thinking, Erdogan contends that high-interest rates fuel inflation, and he pressured the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey to lower its main rate multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan's government also faced criticism for its allegedly delayed and stunted response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left 11 southern provinces devastated. Lax implementation of building codes is thought to have exacerbated the casualties and misery.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684109130,"publishedAt":1684129016,"updatedAt":1684155985,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/15\/turkeys-erdogan-says-he-will-accept-an-election-run-off-against-rival-kilicdaroglu","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/99\/00\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_098283aa-f57d-5553-a432-5f1f108a77bb-7599900.jpg","altText":"Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watch news on a giant screen outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) office Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023","caption":"Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watch news on a giant screen outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) office Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023","captionCredit":"Francisco Seco\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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","summary":"While the ceasefire brought a sense of calm was restored to the Gaza Strip after five days of rockets fired, an air of unease and anger lingered amongst Palestinians. ","url":"ceasefire-between-israel-and-militants-in-gaza-appears-to-hold-after-days-of-fighting","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip Sunday appeared to be held Sunday after five days of clashes that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel. \n\n\nThe latest round of Gaza fighting was sparked Tuesday when Israeli jets killed three top commanders from the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to earlier rocket launches from Gaza. Those killings set off a barrage of militant fire and the conflagration threatened to drag the region into another all-out war until an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire took hold late Saturday. \n\nWhile the calm appeared to bring a sense of relief to Gaza's 2 million people and hundreds of thousands of Israelis who had been largely confined to bomb shelters in recent days, the agreement did nothing to address the underlying issues that have fueled numerous rounds of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip over the years. \n\nIn Gaza, residents surveyed the latest damage caused to their surroundings, with gaping holes left in the apartments serving as what Israel said were hideouts for the six senior Islamic Jihad members killed during this round. Gaza\u2019s main cargo crossing with Israel reopened Sunday after warnings that keeping it closed would force Gaza's sole power plant to shut down, deepening a power crisis. \n\nIsrael was gradually lifting restrictions on residents in southern Israel, which had borne the brunt of the rocket fire. \n\nIsraeli officials expressed satisfaction with the latest battle, having killed at least six members of Islamic Jihad's top commanders in what it says were pinpointed strikes based on solid intelligence. But at least 13 of those killed in Gaza were civilians, among them children as young as 4 years old, as well as women. \n\nIsrael has faced criticism in the past from rights groups over the civilian casualties in its bombardments in Gaza. Israel says it does its utmost to avoid harming civilians in its strikes and says militants operate from within the territory's densely populated areas to fire rockets indiscriminately at Israeli communities. \n\nEven if some of the strikes were precise, others destroyed the homes of uninvolved Palestinians. \n\n\"If they want to target a house, let them target it alone. Why destroy the whole neighbourhood? Why?\u201d said Mai Sarson, whose house in Deir el-Balah was reduced to ruins in an Israeli strike. \n\nThe Israeli military reported over 1,400 launches throughout the fighting, with some rockets reaching as far as the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem areas. Israeli jets struck more than 400 targets, according to a preliminary military tally, which also showed about a fifth of the rockets were misfired and landed in Gaza, while most of the rest were either intercepted or landed in open areas. \n\nThe Gaza violence came after more than a year of fighting in the occupied West Bank, where the Israeli military has been staging near-nightly arrest raids and Palestinians have carried out repeated attacks. Tensions could once again soar this week when nationalist Israelis hold an annual march through a sensitive area of Jerusalem's Old City, which the Palestinians view as provocative. \n\nIsrael captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians claim all three areas for a future state. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, but Hamas subsequently overran the territory and expelled forces loyal to the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority. \n\nIsrael and Egypt have maintained a blockade over Gaza in what Israel says is a policy aimed at preventing Hamas from arming. The Palestinians and international rights groups say the policy, which restricts the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza, amounts to collective punishment. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip Sunday appeared to be held Sunday after five days of clashes that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel. <\/p>\n<p>The latest round of Gaza fighting was sparked Tuesday when Israeli jets killed three top commanders from the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to earlier rocket launches from Gaza. Those killings set off a barrage of militant fire and the conflagration threatened to drag the region into another all-out war until an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire took hold late Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>While the calm appeared to bring a sense of relief to Gaza's 2 million people and hundreds of thousands of Israelis who had been largely confined to bomb shelters in recent days, the agreement did nothing to address the underlying issues that have fueled numerous rounds of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In Gaza, residents surveyed the latest damage caused to their surroundings, with gaping holes left in the apartments serving as what Israel said were hideouts for the six senior Islamic Jihad members killed during this round. Gaza\u2019s main cargo crossing with Israel reopened Sunday after warnings that keeping it closed would force Gaza's sole power plant to shut down, deepening a power crisis.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7602666,7602200\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//14//gaza-celebrates-egyptian-brokered-ceasefire-between-israel-and-palestinians/">Gaza celebrates Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//13//watch-israeli-strike-hits-house-in-northern-gaza/">Watch: Israeli strike hits house in northern Gaza<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Israel was gradually lifting restrictions on residents in southern Israel, which had borne the brunt of the rocket fire.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials expressed satisfaction with the latest battle, having killed at least six members of Islamic Jihad's top commanders in what it says were pinpointed strikes based on solid intelligence. But at least 13 of those killed in Gaza were civilians, among them children as young as 4 years old, as well as women.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has faced criticism in the past from rights groups over the civilian casualties in its bombardments in Gaza. Israel says it does its utmost to avoid harming civilians in its strikes and says militants operate from within the territory's densely populated areas to fire rockets indiscriminately at Israeli communities.<\/p>\n<p>Even if some of the strikes were precise, others destroyed the homes of uninvolved Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>\"If they want to target a house, let them target it alone. Why destroy the whole neighbourhood? Why?\u201d said Mai Sarson, whose house in Deir el-Balah was reduced to ruins in an Israeli strike.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military reported over 1,400 launches throughout the fighting, with some rockets reaching as far as the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem areas. 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