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Turkiye turns to quest for hosting football Euros after Champions League final
GENEVA: Turkiye’s quest to host the men’s European Championship is among the great unfulfilled goals in world soccer. Having newly re-elected state President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sit next to UEFA leader Aleksander Čeferin at the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday should only help before Turkiye’s next two tournament bids are put to votes on Oct. 10.
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Meanwhile, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be retaining his position as Turkey's leader. The President won his re-election bid after securing over 52% of the vote in the run-off. Following his victory over Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Erdogan made a call for unity. Turkey's opposition, ending up in a weakened position, is expected to reflect and regroup. We examine how neighbouring Iraq and Syria have been reacting to Erdogan's win.
Erdogan's victory amid controversy: Understanding the reelection in Turkey
In his victory speech, the 69-year-old newly re-elected President Erdogan pledged to unite a country deeply divided. Claiming 52.1 per cent of the run-off vote, Erdogan emerged victorious yet again. His challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, however, accused the President of deploying state machinery to his advantage, including the alleged denial of airtime on state television. Kilicdaroglu further claimed that Erdogan distributed money and gifts as campaign bribes. Gavin Lee of FRANCE24 delves into what prompted voters to support Erdogan once more in a thought-provoking conversation with Salim Cevik, an Associate at the Center for Applied Turkey Studies, housed within the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
What Erdoğan's re-election means for Turkey and the West
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed victory in the presidential election on Sunday, extending his rule into a third decade.
Live: Erdogan leads in historic presidential election
Counting is under way in Turkey's presidential election, with much at stake both for Turkey and the world.
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Elsewhere, the man who came third in the first round of Turkey's presidential election, Sinan Ogan, has thrown his support behind the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish president is facing a challenge from opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, whose party is calling on the country's Kurdish voters for support.
Turkey's presidential election: Erdogan headed for historic run-off
Elsewhere, for the first time in 75 years, the Nakba ("catastrophe" in English) has been commemorated by the United Nations. For organisers, marking the displacement of Palestinians during the creation of Israel serves as a reminder of the ongoing refugee crisis. Our correspondents in Lebanon report.