Turkey's election - 2nd June 2023

Turkey had an election. President Recep Tayyip Ergodan won again. He's been the president for 20 years.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu's party came second. He's the opposition leader. His party lost by four percent.

Turkey's economy isn't doing well at the moment. There was a big earthquake there too. It's a tough time for the country.

Gursel Ozkok's happy about the election results.

Gursel Ozkok: "It went as I expected. I think the person who's beneficial to our country won. I'm very happy. I'm happy because of his beliefs. The rest isn't important. The country comes first."

Some young people want to leave. They want to move abroad.

Kerem: "I don't have hope anymore. I don't have hope for Turkey. I want to move abroad as soon as possible. I'm an engineering student and it will be better for me elsewhere."

President Erdogan changed Turkey's government. He gave the president more power. Now, the country doesn't need a prime minister. But many people don't like this. They want parliament to have control. They don't want the president to take more power in the future.

Kilicdaroglu's unhappy with the election. He says it wasn't fair. But Erdogan wants to forget about the election. He wants people to work together.

Many people are trying to be positive. Student Aziz Fatih Gemci wants the economy to get better.

Aziz Fatih Gemci: "This is the will of the people. I hope the economy will be better. I hope our purchasing power will increase. This is our main priority."