World press said 'Erdogan has the advantage' for Türkiye elections

The excitement of the elections, which started at 08:00 am local time yesterday morning in Türkiye, ended as of 05:00 pm. Excitement increased as the results came in. All of Türkiye waited for the results with the opening of the ballot boxes.

The world media also closely followed the electoral excitement in Türkiye. Many news and analyzes were made, which received wide coverage in the foreign press.

AFP: KILIÇDAROĞLU'S VOTE IS DISAPPOINTED

AFP News Agency talked about the possibility of Türkiye going to the runoff of the election and stated that President Erdogan appeared before the people at midnight.

AFP also emphasized that Kilicdaroglu's vote rate in the opinion polls was disappointing and said, "Kilicdaroglu's alliance initially objected to the vote count and claimed he was ahead. However, when the 74-year-old politician appeared before journalists, he seemed a little hopeless and admitted that the runoff seemed inevitable," used the phrases.

AP: SECOND ROUND POSSIBLE

The Associated Press (AP) news agency used remarkable expressions for the runoff in the news that received the views of American historian Howard Eissenstat from St Lawrence University. In a statement to the AP, Eissenstat emphasized that President Erdogan is likely to have an advantage in the second round, as the results of the parliamentary election of Erdogan's party will be better. According to Eissenstat, Turkish voters will not want a 'divided government'.

TELEGRAPH: RECORD NUMBER OF VOTERS

The British Telegraph newspaper "Unofficial reports revealed that a record number of voters took part in the vote, while observers reported that turnout was close to 90 percent," used the phrases.

BBC EMPHASES ERDOGAN'S SUPERIORITY

The British BBC presented the news to its readers with the headline 'Turkey's Erdogan appears to have upper hand after tense night'. "Despite a very difficult few months, Türkiye's president seems to hold the upper hand," said the BBC, writing that Erdogan has the advantage.

In the BBC news,"It is unclear how close the expected run-off will be, and there is already considerable speculation over what will happen to the 5% of votes that went to the third candidate in the election, ultranationalist Sinan Ogan.”

WSJ: FOLLOWED BY THE WORLD

The American Washington Post newspaper said that the election was followed by the whole world and stated that Erdogan, who has been Türkiye's most successful politician and leader for twenty years, was the most difficult test to date.

The Wall Street Journal newspaper used the phrase 'Elections in Türkiye seem to have reached the runoff' and pointed out that Türkiye is a promising global power and NATO member, and wrote that the election results could have far-reaching geopolitical consequences.

CNBC: ERDOGAN SEEMED CONFIDENT

Emphasizing that the political superiority rests with President Erdogan according to unofficial results, CNBC drew attention to Erdogan's performance and said, "But Erdogan performed better than pre-election polls had predicted, and he appeared in a confident and combative mood as he addressed his supporters."

GERMAN MEDIA: IF KILICDAROĞLU IS ELECTED, THE WEST WILL BREATHE COMFORTABLY

While the German media drew attention to President Erdogan's performance, Tagesschau channel stated that voter turnout in Germany was higher than ever before.

Welt newspaper stated that President Erdogan was ahead even though the election was in the runoff. "He performed well in a way. It is unclear whether Ogan will advise his supporters in a possible runoff," used the phrase.

On the other hand, in the news of the German channel ZDF, which emphasized that the election went to the second round, "The West will breathe a sigh of relief if Kilicdaroglu wins the runoff," expression was noticed.

SWEDEN MEDIA: ATTENTION TO SINAN OGAN

Türkiye is the most important agenda item in Sweden, which is one of the countries that eagerly awaits the election results. Dagens Nyheter newspaper stated in its news titled 'There is no clear winner in the Turkish presidential elections' that a runoff is likely. The newspaper emphasized that Sinan Ogan could play a decisive role in the runoff of elections.

Aftonbladet newspaper also stated that Türkiye will prepare for the runoff of elections and stressed that Sinan Ogan, who is of critical importance, has not yet decided whom to support.

GREEK MEDIA: ERDOGAN SHOWED BOTH TO THE COMPETITORS AND THE WORLD

Greece, which is preparing to go to the polls this Sunday, followed the election results in Türkiye minute by minute.

Kathimerini, the biggest newspaper in Greece, pointed out that Kilicdaroglu could not meet the opinion polls. Pointing to Sinan Ogan for the runoff, the newspaper said, "It is very unlikely that those who voted for Erdoğan in the first round will change their stance in the runoff or not go to the polls two weeks later. The question that needs to be asked is not whether Erdogan can lose votes, but whether Kılıçdaroğlu can increase his votes," he said.

Protothema also stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had an advantage compared to the preliminary results, "The President of Turkey has proven to the international community, as well as to his opponents, that he has the necessary capital for the most critical election struggle of his career," used the phrase.

REUTERS: IT WILL BE THE LONGEST TWO WEEKS IN HISTORY

The May 14 elections in Türkiye were also widely covered in the world press. British news agency Reuters published an analysis of the historic election. "As Turkey goes to the runoff, Erdogan has passed the first test but is at risk. The psychological advantage is in power. The next two weeks will be the longest two weeks in Turkey's history and many things will happen," wrote Reuters.

The world press closely followed the electoral excitement in Türkiye. British news agency Reuters included the comments of political analysts and economists on the results in the news it published with the headline "Turkey faces runoff election as Erdogan survives first test but remains at risk".

Meeting with experts, Reuters stated that the current result provides a psychological advantage to the government, and Erdogan will probably emphasize stability.

"The next two weeks will probably be the longest two weeks in Turkey's history and a lot will happen. I would expect a significant crash in the Istanbul stock exchange and lots of fluctuations in the currency. Both sides will try to make a case for themselves but Erdogan will be in an advantage in a second round. Still, a lot can happen in the next two weeks."

In the report, which was recorded as revealing the deep polarization in Türkiye, it was emphasized that the result to be released on 28 May will be one of the most important political decisions in the country's 100-year history.