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What Erdogan’s victory means for the US and its allies

By Daniel DePetris
Published May 31, 2023 10:39am ET
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What Erdogan’s victory means for the US and its allies
Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dissipated a challenge by an opponent who sought to reverse his increasingly authoritarian leanings, securing five more years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia that plays a key role in NATO. | (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Say what you want about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but the man keeps winning elections. Last weekend, the Turkish president bested his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in the second round of balloting by approximately 5 percentage points, Erdogan’s closest race in quite some time. With his latest victory, Erdogan retains his status as Turkey’s longest-serving head of state and continues his streak of consecutive wins at the polls — 11, to be exact.

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