Erdogan’s Plans in Case He Loses

For the first time in his 16-year tenure, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke about the possibility of a coalition government after the June 24 early elections. During a joint TV and radio show interview on June 20, he said if his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti)-led alliance cannot win 300 seats in the 600-seat Turkish Parliament — the number of seats required to make laws — there “might be a search for a coalition.”