# Election in Turkey **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 14, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041 "2023-05-14T20:23:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041/1 "2023-05-14T20:23:52Z")
A big deal thing. If neither gets a majority then there is a run off. [Currently](https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/turkey-election-05-14-23/index.html) too close to call with 80% counted. Seems like the biggest small party is headed by an Erogdon supporter? Anyone have a good understanding of how to read implications as results come in? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041/2 "2023-05-14T21:54:32Z")
Split this topic on May 14, 2023, 9:54pm UTC 3 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Turkey Election, Erdogan may lose.to Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Could be good for the West and bad for Putin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-election-erdogan-may-lose-to-kemal-kilicdaroglu-could-be-good-for-the-west-and-bad-for-putin/984029) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041/4 "2023-05-14T21:51:11Z")
? Already a Turkish election thread. > [@Turkey Election, Erdogan may lose.to Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Could be good for the West and bad for Putin {Erdogan won}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-election-erdogan-may-lose-to-kemal-kilicdaroglu-could-be-good-for-the-west-and-bad-for-putin/984029): > > Kilicdaroglu does not appear to be pro-Putin. He is not the front man for a conservative Islamist party. So on the surface this seems good if he wins. Does anyone know more about who he is and what he wants to do? The second story I linked sounds very positive. Especially the claims he’ll give back independence to the judiciary. That one sound super positive. It looks like this election is mostly about economics, especially insanely high inflation. Anyway, I’m looking for more information … ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041/5 "2023-05-14T21:52:47Z")
Let’s merge these 2 threads. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-in-turkey/984041/6 "2023-05-14T21:52:56Z")
Closed on May 14, 2023, 9:52pm UTC