Director @EurasiaGroup. EU foreign policy matters, Turkey, etc. Recovering journalist, previously with @WSJ & @business. Views my own, repost ≠ endorsements.
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It kinda sounds like "the artist formerly known as Prince" but is nowhere as cool, catchy, or sexy...
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This says less about @kerimkarakaya34’s reporting and more about @memetsimsek’s room for maneuver 👇
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Key takeaways from @kerimkarakaya34’s scoop:
1. Simsek signaling the uphill battle to unwind KKM.
2. Simsek’s uncertainty over MPC appointment recommendations shows limits to his autonomy.
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Massive victory for Erdogan on Sunday. Surprise win in parliamentary elections to retain the AKP-led alliance's majority & the outcome of the president election put Erdogan in pole position to secure re-election in a run-off on 28 May. 1/2
🇹🇷🗳️ final tally slowly coming into focus.
Pres. election still likely to head to a 28 May run-off, as Erdogan leads Kilicdaroglu (against most poll findings).
Moreover, looks like a big surprise for the incumbent in parliamentary elections--giving Erdogan a ~20 seat majority.
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At least AA & ANKA agree on Ogan & Ince.
Erdogan's People's (Cumhur) alliance sliding in Parliament seats as vote count % rises.
For both races, ballots that will really make a difference (in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir & other major urban districts), have yet to be reported
