Turkish opposition bickers over defeat as Erdogan sends out inauguration invites
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will assume a vastly empowered presidency on Monday when he takes his oath of office while the opposition is still trading blame over its loss, setting off leadership challenges and fracturing alliances.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes his new oath of office next week, cementing his legacy as Turkey’s most powerful leader in eight decades after a decisive electoral victory that has demoralized his opposition, now wracked with recriminations and infighting.
The swearing-in ceremony on July 9 effectively ends Turkey’s century of parliamentary democracy, ushering in a new executive presidential system following Erdogan’s re-election on June 24. He issued a decree on Wednesday that formalizes his authority to appoint the cabinet, which he is expected to announce after taking the oath.
