Will Turkey be able to return to modernity under the leadership of its 'Gandhi', decision today

Türkiye today is at a historic electoral turning point. About 64 million voters here have to choose between two main contenders in the presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on Sunday. These two candidates offer dramatically different paths for Turkey's future. In this election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for 20 years, is being challenged by opposition leader Kamal Kalchdarlu, who is also known as Turkey's Gandhi because of his working style and facial resemblance. It will be clear from this election whether Turkish voters will be able to break Ardoan's Islamic magic or not.

50 percent votes will be necessary President Ardoan's party's short name is AKP and it is called Justice and Development Party in English. At the same time, Turkey's six main opposition parties (CHP, center-right IYI Party, Islamist Felicity Party, Democrat Party, Deva, and Future Party) have jointly decided to come together against Ardoan and made Kemal Kalchdarlu their candidate. Is.

This coalition of six parties has been named 'Table of Six'. These 'Table of Six' have also gathered to replace the presidential system created by President Erdoğan. To change this system, they would have to get at least 360 of the 600 parliament seats in the elections. At the same time, to capture the post of President, at least 50 percent of the votes have to be obtained.

If no candidate gets 50 percent of the votes in the first round, a second round of voting will take place between the two candidates who get the most votes. But if pre-election polls are to be believed, Erdogan remained about 10 percent more popular than joint opposition leader Kamal Kalchdarlu.

Sunday's election results will make it clear whether Turkish people are happy with Erdogan's work in twenty years and still trust his leadership or want a change of power. It is worth noting that Turkey will celebrate the centenary of the republic in October this year. Preparations are underway to celebrate on a large scale across the country.

On October 29, 1923, the Republic of Turkey established Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, considered the founder of modern Turkey, and was elected as the first president. On the other hand, since coming to power in 2003, President Erdogan himself has been trying to make Turkey a conservative and Islamic country. As soon as he came to power, Ardoan started trying to erase Ataturk's legacy.

In this context, the whole world is watching these elections. According to experts, in his 20 years of rule, Erdoğan has tried to revive the Ottoman era in different ways. The biggest example of which is the conversion of the historical museum Haya Sophia back into a mosque.

These Turkish general elections are also important for Turkey's economy. At present the inflation rate in Türkiye is 43.68%. But Ardoan's focus is not much on reducing it. Their focus is on subsidies and low-interest rates. Due to this economic growth has fallen in Türkiye and unemployment has increased. While Kamal Kalchdarlu's emphasis is on increasing investment while reducing inflation.