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AKP’s Şamil Tayyar predicts April 2028 election and explains why

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • AKP member Şamil Tayyar said Turkey’s political system remains open to surprises but argued that the government’s new economic roadmap has nearly ruled out an early election.
  • Tayyar said he believes the next election is likely to take place in April 2028.

Şamil Tayyar has put April 2028 on the horizon as the date of Turkey’s next election, while acknowledging that politics can still produce surprises.

In a social media post, the AKP member said the government’s new roadmap for the economy appeared to have reduced the possibility of an early vote to almost zero. He presented the date as his personal assessment rather than an official decision.

“Politics is politics, and we know it is open to all kinds of surprises. However, the new roadmap in the economy seems to have reduced the possibility of an early election to almost zero. In my personal opinion, April 2028 is on the horizon,” Tayyar wrote.

Politics is politics, and we know it is open to all kinds of surprises. However, the new roadmap in the economy seems to have reduced the possibility of an early election to almost zero. In my personal opinion, April 2028 is on the horizon.

· Şamil TayyarTayyar gave his assessment of the likelihood and timing of an early election in a social media post.
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