Turkey election: Erdogan win ushers in new presidential era

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Turkey election: Erdogan win ushers in new presidential era
25 June 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44601383

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking on extensive new executive powers following his outright election victory in Sunday's poll.

Parliament has been weakened and the post of prime minister abolished, as measures approved in a controversial referendum last year take effect.

Defeated opposition candidate Muharrem Ince said Turkey was now entering a dangerous period of "one-man rule".

Mr Erdogan polled nearly 53% in the most fiercely fought election in years.

Mr Ince received just 31%, despite a lively campaign attracting huge crowds.

Mr Erdogan, 64, has presided over a strong economy and built up a solid support base. But he has also polarised opinion, cracking down on opponents and putting some 160,000 people in jail.

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The constitutional changes were endorsed in a tight referendum last year by 51% of voters.

They include giving the president new powers to:

• directly appoint top officials, including ministers and vice-presidents
• intervene in the country's legal system
• impose a state of emergency

Some critics argue that Turkey's new system lacks checks and balances.

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[Frank Cannon]

I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say this is the feel good story of the day. Erdogan is such an honest and trustworthy sort. Great to see him take over Turkey so completely.

[kevindavis007]

I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say this is the feel good story of the day. Erdogan is such an honest and trustworthy sort. Great to see him take over Turkey so completely.

You seem to like Dictators..

[TomSea]

Turkish Brigade during the Korean War; the thing is, they have always assisted NATO, the UN. We'll see where this goes.

[txradioguy]

Turkish Brigade during the Korean War; the thing is, they have always assisted NATO, the UN. We'll see where this goes.

We only let Turkey into NATO because it gave the West a strategic counter to the Soviets in that area and a place to launch short range missiles into the USSR.

Once Kennedy agreed to pull our NIKE missiles from the country...their usefulness in NATO honestly went away.

And after their actions during Iraqi Freedom and subsequent hostile gestures towards NATO allies and specifically the U.S. we seriously need to start questioning why they are still in NATO at all.

Erdogan has purged his military officer corps of any secular officers...especially in the General Officer ranks and replaced them with Muslim Fundamentalists.

He's been the go between for oil transfers from Daesh to the world markets giving them a steady cash flow...the alleged "coup" attempt against him was manufactured to help him purge the government of what he considers "undesirables" and tossed them in prison.

He's not what NATO needs as a strategic partner...not with the break up of the old Soviet Union and the willingness of those former WARSAW pact members to align with NATO and the west now.

[Fishrrman]

Title:
"Turkey election: Erdogan win ushers in new presidential era"

"New presidential era" ???
"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss".

Actually, pick ANY muslim nation you want.
Then think a moment...
Who is REALLY "the boss" of these places?
(hint: he died 1,400 years ago)

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@txradioguy

You're forgetting warm-water ports and access to the Eastern Med.

[txradioguy]

@txradioguy

You're forgetting warm-water ports and access to the Eastern Med.

Yeah there is that for now.

But as Erdogan begins to act more like a terrorist supporting radical Islamist even that advantage for us might go away.