Türkiye has concluded a long and challenging election period. In the second round of the presidential elections on May 28th, the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was reelected, receiving 52.18% of the votes. The other candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), received 47.82% of the votes. Following Erdoğan’s election victory, congratulatory messages came from many ...