According to reports, vote counting is underway to determine the next president of Turkey. Reportedly, the challenger to Recep Erdoğan’s twenty year leadership is Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu, a candidate chosen by a united opposition and the predicted leader in a pre election poll. According to a report, with almost 99% of the votes counted, apart from those luving abroad neither candidate has the 50% necessary to win outright. Reportedly, there may be a second election on 28 May.
According to a report, negotiations for Turkey to join the eu came to a standstill in June 2018. Reportedly, Turkey’s operations in Cyprus and in the Libyan and Syrian conflicts as western allies has exacerbated tensions due to what has been described as democratic and rule of law issues. According to a report, Turkey’s relations with nato have become problematic due to their opposing of russian sanctions, though Turkey who sent drones to Ukraine tried to help in peace negotiations.