As the exciting election marathon comes to an end, results emerged that will attract the attention of the world press and will be talked about for a long time. The election success of the Republican People’s Party brought broadcasting organizations to the fore.
“THE BIGGEST DEFEAT IN OVER 20 YEARS”
Qatar-based Al Jazeera appeared before its readers with the title “Turkey’s local elections: The opposition won the metropolitan cities in a blow to Erdogan.”
Drawing attention to CHP’s victory again in Istanbul and Ankara, the news said, “The main opposition party inflicted the biggest defeat on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in more than twenty years.”
“İMAMOĞLU GOT STRONG AS ERDOĞAN’S CHIEF RIVAL”
British Reuters reported Turkey’s election results with the headline “Turkey’s revived opposition toppled Erdogan in crucial local elections.”
The news stated, “While President Tayyip Erdoğan and his party received the biggest electoral blow in the local elections held across Turkey on Sunday, the opposition re-emerged as a political force and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu became stronger as the president’s main rival.”
“THE OPPOSITION SURPRISED ERDOĞAN WITH ITS HISTORICAL VICTORY”
British BBC reported in its news titled “The opposition stunned Erdogan with its historic victory” that Erdogan aimed to win the metropolitan cities after being re-elected as president. It was also emphasized that Erdoğan lost Istanbul, where he grew up and became mayor.
“BIG DISSAPPOINTMENT”
AP News carried the local elections with the title “The opposition, which set Erdoğan back in Turkey, made great gains in the local elections” and said, “The opposition greatly disappointed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who aimed to regain control of the metropolitan cities.”
EMPHASIS ON ‘INFLATION’: “UNPRECEDENTED DEFEAT”
Bloomberg, on the other hand, underlined the economic situation in the election atmosphere. “Voters, under the pressure of economic difficulties, punished the President of Turkey. Support for Erdogan’s ruling party is at a record low,” the news article said:
“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered an unprecedented defeat at the ballot box against the main opposition party, amid the highest borrowing costs and high inflation since he came to power more than two decades ago.”
