Erdogan's Islamism & nationalism still matter to starving Turks & this is their make-believe world: that Erdogan will one day rebuild the glorious days of our Ottoman ancestors
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
"Turkey is a nationalist country, with a slew of nationalist parties competing for swathes of the electorate"
Kılıcdaroglu tried to woo supporters of nationalist Sinan Ogan who received 5.28% of the vote on Sunday denying Erdogan a victory
Pro-government media: Aksener suffered a nervous breakdown after the result
The Erdogan government reportedly put a secret travel ban in place on some 1,000 people who have been working closely with the regime for years
In the last polls, Ince collected about 2% of the votes, the percentage that is missing from Kilicdaroglu to emerge victorious, even from the first round of the elections
To win, Erdogan would ally with radical Islamists: certified terrorists
The Turkish president felt unwell during a live interview - Doctors advised him to cancel his events planned for today
Erdogan also awarded the Greek ambassador in Ankara, Christodoulos Lazaris with the medal
Turkish FM Cavusoglu did not rule out the return of tension