After weeks of AKP appeals, Turkey’s electoral board upheld a complaint regarding ballot counting and annulled the opposition victory.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/14/could-a-diverse-alliance-end-recep-tayyip-erdogans-authoritarian-rule

AKP knows this better than any other political party.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/03/no_author/seismic-diplomacy-erdogan-and-the-aftermath-of-the-turkish-earthquakes/

Elected to parliament by the Erdogan-allied MHP a decade ago, Ogan left his party because he disagreed with its support for the executive presidency system in particular and its alliance with the AKP in general.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/05/turkeys-nationalist-candidate-basks-glory-ahead-erdogan-kilicdaroglu-runoff

Erdoğan also recalled that local elections will be held in March 2024 and that the AKP will focus on winning municipal polls using the psychological superiority stemming from May 2023 polls.

Source: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-parliament-will-be-architect-of-century-of-turkiye-erdogan-184132

If the Green Left and its allies win around 12%, they may unite against the AKP and its allies on critical issues once the parliament is formed.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/05/turkey-elections-latest-polls-put-erdogan-challenger-verge-first-round-win

More importantly, both those who are critical towards and suspicious of the table of six and those who focus on the competition among the six suddenly faced the possibility of the AKP regime continuing.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/in-the-news/black-sea-drone-incident-footage

Necmettin Erbakan was the founder of the National Vision movement from which Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) stems.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/18-contenders-jump-turkeys-two-horse-presidential-race-unseat-erdogan

Opposition politicians and at least some Turks have Erdogan of exploiting the policy’s vague criteria for outstanding service to tip the electoral balance in his favor by effectively minting new AKP voters.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/26/turkey-stateless-syrians-earthquake-elections-erdogan-assad/

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watch news on a giant screen outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/world_news/article_0fa2b4bd-a220-54b3-90a4-d7bed54cbfb1.html

“The AKP has been welcoming to refugees and vulnerable people.”

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2023/0512/Will-Erdogan-survive-Turkey-election-Youth-vote-may-hold-key?icid=rss