It’s not a fair country, lol. But, regardless, things do work a bit differently here as people are aware of the fact he owns and controls the main news channels - folk aren’t under the illusion that they’re fair and balanced, so that metric isn’t as relevant as - say - an election in the West where people are more likely to trust their media.
People went with him mostly because he promised stability, and the opposition don’t have a great track record with that (even though they really gave it their best this time around). A lot can also be said about Kılıçdaroğlu and his refusal to step down… But that’s a much longer discussion.
Erdogan received nearly 33 hours of airtime on the main state-run TV station, according to opposition members of the broadcasting watchdog, while his presidential opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, received 32 minutes.
Not exactly what most of us would call a fair election.
It’s not a fair country, lol. But, regardless, things do work a bit differently here as people are aware of the fact he owns and controls the main news channels - folk aren’t under the illusion that they’re fair and balanced, so that metric isn’t as relevant as - say - an election in the West where people are more likely to trust their media.
People went with him mostly because he promised stability, and the opposition don’t have a great track record with that (even though they really gave it their best this time around). A lot can also be said about Kılıçdaroğlu and his refusal to step down… But that’s a much longer discussion.