Global Courant 2023-05-14 01:08:56
STORY: At a rally in Istanbul’s Umraniye district, Erdogan recalled comments made by US President Joe Biden and published by the New York Times in January 2020 when he campaigned for the White House. At the time, Biden said Washington should encourage Erdogan’s opponents to defeat him electorally, emphasizing that he should not be ousted by a coup.
The comments, which resurfaced later that year in a video that made Biden the most popular topic on Twitter in Turkey, were condemned as “interventionist” by Ankara at the time.
“Biden gave the order to overthrow Erdogan, I know that. All my people know this,” said 69-year-old Erdogan. “If that is the case, the ballots tomorrow will also give an answer to Biden,” he added.
Polls show Erdogan trailing leading opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu a day ahead of one of the most sweeping elections in Turkey’s modern history. However, if neither of them wins more than 50% of the vote and gets an outright victory, a vote will be held on May 28.
