Epoka Erdogan ʹ young adults under his rule fear him

Every time a ship throws anchor on the wharvest of ousküdar and people get off the ship, Emin Sarınoğlu takes his place. In this neighbourhood of Istanbul, he campaigns for the ruling AKP, Erdogan's party, the Party of Justice and Progress. Emin is 28 years old and studied sports management.

When Erdogan isn't tired...

He honours the president, he's been doing this all his life since he started thinking, and he's here in this place every hour of the day. There are people who say the president is tired, but that's not true. He's full of energy. And that encourages me. When Erdogan is not tired, then we should not tire out young people either,” says Emin Sarioglu, AKP member. When you do things in love, you don't get tired. We love this country, this nation. We fight for him... ” he adds.

He is a war promoter and nationalist

In another country they hear it say: June 24th, we're going to say no to this one-man regime...” Here we are in the neighborhood of Cadiki. Cansu Irem Kallender is campaigning to win the votes of the Kurdish HDP party, and its candidate for president, Selahattin Demitaş. He has been in custody for allegedly a year and a half. There is something that must be changed at last. People are fucked. Many are arrested without reason and no one cares about them,” says Cansu Irem Calender of the HDP party candidate. Cansu is 19. She went to an assistant school. And she hasn't experienced Turkey without the Recep Tayip Erdoğan leading the state. But unlike AKP campaign aides, it is satisfied with the president. He gives money for war and not for education. He's a warmonger and a nationalist. And he doesn't care about people's real problems, so we say he has to end with Erduğan (...) He shows us the ways he's building. But a lot of people have bad jobs, they don't feel like they're on the streets. ”

Turkey's country of youth

Turkey is a country with young people. Nearly half of voters are under the age of 30, a whole generation that grew up in Turkey's Erdogan and his conservative Islamic party. “Everything passes Erdogan's deadline and deadline has long passed, ” says a woman.

” I want to live in a cheaper Turkey, where to be able to think free,” expects another. A man raises his voice saying: “16 the same government, that's a long time. Same mentality, same people in power -- that's not good. ” “

We have a very good health system- he's done everything for us. Thanks to the president, we're doing great. I want to be free to say what I think, without fear of getting in trouble,” expresses her opinion to a woman.

To Erdogan Fear and Love

Cansus takes a break from the campaign. She meets with friends at a cafe in Cádiki. They no longer want to live under Erdogan. The economy is bad, there's not enough work. Freedom is also lacking, they fear Erdogan is turning the country into a police state. For Cansu Irem Kalender, HDP candidate “we are not allowed to say what we think. Fortunately Erdoğan cannot see what's inside his head. But he decides everything. What we need to learn, what to see. It shouldn't stay like this. We want to laugh when it's funny. We want to wear what we want. This is our country, these are our bodies, our roads, our nights. ”

Emin Sarınoğlu, young campaigner for The AKP, meanwhile, goes door to door to campaign for Erdogan. Hello, the president and the AKP... “listen to him tell people. He gives a gift a white clove and a coffee. This is especially well received in the elderly. But Emin is convinced that his party is the best choice for young people as well, because the country's problems can only solve Erdogan. “We will improve some things in educational policy and bring unemployment under control... Unfortunately, there's a misconception among young people that there is no democracy and justice here but that's not true.” These elections are for young Turks. 1.7 million young people are old enough to vote for the first time. They have the future of the country in their hands. / Source: Deutsche Welle