Even If Erdogan Is Defeated, Turkey Is Still Up for Grabs

May 11, 2023
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Candidates Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdarolgu, May 2023 Turkish elections
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Soner Cagaptay
Soner Cagaptay

Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family Senior Fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute.

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Western gestures on trade and defense could reinforce a pro-democratic outcome and counter interference by Vladimir Putin.

The fall of populist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, should it come in Sunday’s closely watched and closely contested election, could put Turkey firmly back on a democratic path. But Turkey’s actual geopolitical orientation is still up in the air. Western partners have an opportunity to help steer a post-Erdogan Turkey in the right direction. They have the tools to do it...

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