Turkey expects heated presidential elections

Only a few days are left before the presidential elections take place in Turkey on August 10. There are three main candidates in the race: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opposition candidate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and a representative of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, Salahaddin Demirtaş. Experts believe that Erdogan will win the elections. Assistant professor of international relations at the University of Economics and Technology in Ankara, Togrul Ismail, believes that the elections will turn into a struggle between the candidates.Talking about public opinion polls, the expert called to look at them with caution, because they are often politically motivated."The polls of the Justice and Development Party state that Erdogan has more than 55% of the vote. Opposition parties state that the common opposition candidate, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, is ahead," he said. In the current situation it is difficult to make any predictions, but, according to Ismail, one can say with confidence that it will not be easy for Recep Tayyip Erdogan to win in the first round of elections. The expert warned that, because of the season, many people are away on vacation. That might entail a low voter turnout.
Only a few days are left before the presidential elections take place in Turkey on August 10. There are three main candidates in the race: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opposition candidate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and a representative of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, Salahaddin Demirtaş. Experts believe that Erdogan will win the elections. Assistant professor of international relations at the University of Economics and Technology in Ankara, Togrul Ismail, believes that the elections will turn into a struggle between the candidates.

Talking about public opinion polls, the expert called to look at them with caution, because they are often politically motivated."The polls of the Justice and Development Party state that Erdogan has more than 55% of the vote. Opposition parties state that the common opposition candidate, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, is ahead," he said. In the current situation it is difficult to make any predictions, but, according to Ismail, one can say with confidence that it will not be easy for Recep Tayyip Erdogan to win in the first round of elections. The expert warned that, because of the season, many people are away on vacation. That might entail a low voter turnout.