One man rule: What Erdoğan’s re-election means for Turkey’s political system and foreign policy SWP

Turkey’s President Erdoğan is entering his third decade in power after winning a tightly contested run-off election. Hürcan Asli Aksoy and Salim Çevik discuss how he managed to secure a third term, why the opposition failed to unseat the president and what the election results mean for Ankara’s relations with NATO allies, the EU and Germany.