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Just months after devastating earthquakes, Turks head to the polls for a vote that has global implications.

Join us for an expert webcast as scholars and journalists preview Turkey's historic 2023 elections and their implications for Turkish policy, the wider Middle East, and Washington's relationship with Ankara. Watch live starting at 12:00 noon EDT (1600 GMT) on Friday, May 12, 2023.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People’s Party and presidential competitor, said he will reevaluate Gulf country purchases in Turkey if he wins in the May 14 elections.

The man hoping to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to restore US-Turkey relations that soured over a host of issues, including Ankara's rights record.

Opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu strikes a softer tone than Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but Ankara’s strategic ‘red lines’ in the East Med will remain a problem.

Muharrem Ince is best remembered outside Turkey for his spirited campaign against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2018's presidential polls. Ahead of May 14 elections, Turkey’s six main opposition…

The opposition leader is seen as someone who would have more clout at the negotiating table with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, especially on migration and security issues in northern Syria.

Hatay's mayor says the continuing halt of flights mean evacuees are unable to return for May 14 polls amid wider concern for election security.

Hatay's mayor says the continuing halt of flights mean evacuees are unable to return for May 14 polls amid wider concern for election security.

Soner Çağaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute, and Lisel Hintz, assistant professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University, discussed the upcoming Turkish election and the future of Turkey in Friday’s online event.