Sharing a video of soldiers and other officials rushing toward a building reduced to ruins, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “doing everything to destroy us completely.”
Once celebrated as the leader who lifted millions of Turks into the middle class, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is losing support over his handling of the economy as the rising cost of food, energy, medicine and other essentials unravel the standard of living for most people.
The Turkish president has emerged with a surprise advantage in a fight for his political survival ahead of a likely second round of voting that could have far-ranging domestic and geopolitical implications.
Millions of people are heading to the polls on Sunday in a presidential runoff election that could cement President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power and his country’s influence in the war in Ukraine, the Middle East and NATO.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he won Sunday’s runoff presidential election, a win that would establish himself as one of the great survivors in recent political history.
After seeing off his biggest election challenge, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is turning his attention to fixing Turkey’s place on the map as an aspiring global power.