The Arab world is awaiting the 2023 Turkish elections, which are scheduled to take place next Sunday, May 14, as it witnesses a great competition between the current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the presidential candidate of the opposition parties, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
The pioneers of social media platforms interacted extensively with the upcoming Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, between those who endorse and support one candidate against another, and those who look and analyze away from political and partisan orientations.
The presidential elections in Turkey usually receive wide attention in the Arab world, particularly the countries in the region close to Turkey, because of their direct impact on the political and economic relations of the peoples of these countries.
Recent opinion polls showed that the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, is slightly ahead of Erdogan, and that a large percentage of the new voters who will vote for the first time oppose Erdogan’s policy.
“Erdogan’s victory is a victory for Muslims”
Many of the pioneers of the communication sites expressed their views on the upcoming Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, which were discussed in the comments of the tweeters.
The discussion about the integrity of the elections and the strength of the competing parties and persons witnessed a great interaction on the Twitter platform.
Muhammad Judeh describes Erdogan’s opponents as “enemies of Islam,” and added, “You will not find a normal Muslim who hates this man who is loyal to his religion, country, and people.”
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Abdulaziz Al-Fadhli, in his tweet, wishes Erdogan victory, and says: “His victory will be a victory for goodness, truth, justice, freedom, and Muslim causes.”
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Samir Al-Araky was surprised that some Western media described Erdogan’s recent electoral rally as a show of force, considering that a legitimate goal for any electoral campaign.
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Muhammad Kamal said in his tweet: “If Erdogan wins in a dishonest way, this will inevitably turn against him, but if he wins in a fair way, the people’s choice must be respected.”
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Hamed wrote an angry tweet in which he was surprised by the exaggeration in talking about the Turkish elections on Arab news channels and giving them great importance.
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Dr. Murad Ali published a video talking about the expectations of opinion polls in the results of the Turkish elections, making a comparison between the two main candidates.
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Mahmoud Al-Dreidi demanded that the Arab governments not comment on the Turkish elections, because of what he described as “the owners of fraud and lying in the election results.” He said: “Shut up and let the Turks choose the most appropriate for them.”
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“Erdogan is using his power in the elections”
Youssef Al-Sharif considers that the Turkish elections are not taking place in fair conditions, saying: “The ruling coalition uses all the government’s capabilities, apparatus, and budget to serve its electoral campaign, and uses security and courts to disqualify and harass its competitors.”
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Khaled considered in his tweet that Turkey is trying to restore its historical entitlements and return strongly to the summit, adding: “Turkey under Erdogan is a natural extension of the Ottoman Empire.”
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Bilal Al-Jaber described Erdogan’s recent decisions to raise the minimum wage in Turkey during the pre-election campaigns as “electoral bribery.”
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Abdul Malik Issa said in his tweet: “Fear of loss and anxiety about the results of the upcoming elections prompted Erdogan to raise the wages of government workers, as he uses the state in electoral propaganda.”
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Ghassan Al-Ali expects Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party to lose in these elections, and said: “Erdogan and his party will end forever and irreversibly because the Muslim Brotherhood’s political project has fallen.”
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Turkish elections 2023
- Turkish voters will vote next Sunday to choose a new president and 600 members of the Turkish parliament for a five-year term.
- 36 Turkish political parties participate in the presidential and parliamentary elections.
- Four candidates are competing for the presidential seat in these elections, the current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the candidate of a coalition of six opposition parties, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of the Country Party, Muharram Ince, who dissents from the Republican People’s Party, and the candidate of the Grandparents Alliance, which includes a number of Nationalist parties “Sinan Ogan”.
- Approximately 64 million male and female voters can vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections.
- About 6 million young voters cast their ballots for the first time in the Turkish elections.
Presidential election system
- Voters choose the new president through a direct voting system.
- In the event that one of the candidates does not receive the majority of the votes “more than 50%”, the transition will be made to apply the two-round voting system.
- The transition to the second round takes place after selecting the two candidates who obtain the largest number of votes, after which the results of the second round determine the winning candidate for the position of president.
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