{"id":1940462,"date":"2023-05-29T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T00:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-president-filmed-outside-polling-station-shocks-viewers-with-what-hes-handing-out\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T20:11:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T00:11:01","slug":"foreign-president-filmed-outside-polling-station-shocks-viewers-with-what-hes-handing-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-president-filmed-outside-polling-station-shocks-viewers-with-what-hes-handing-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign President Filmed Outside Polling Station &#8211; Shocks Viewers with What He&#8217;s Handing Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fforeign-president-filmed-outside-polling-station-shocks-viewers-with-what-hes-handing-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The conduct of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan outside a polling place has the Islamist leader\u2019s critics accusing him of naked bribery.<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan was captured on video handing out cash money in Istanbul on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish leader was re-elected to another five-year term the same day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan handed out money to supporters outside the polling station where he cast his ballot in the runoff election <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DM7VCR8xW5\">https:\/\/t.co\/DM7VCR8xW5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4uqeIrattJ\">pic.twitter.com\/4uqeIrattJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1662839897236058112?\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the clip, Erdo\u011fan was shown handing out 200 lira banknotes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/video\/2023\/may\/28\/recep-tayyip-erdogan-turkey-banknotes-supporters-election-runoff-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the U.K. Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bills would exchange for approximately $10.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time the politician has used the tactic.<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan was recorded handing out money earlier this month, on election day for the first round of the Turkish presidential election. Erdogan failed to win a majority in that election, forcing Sunday\u2019s runoff.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Erdogan hands out cash to kids before casting his vote, appearing to violate Turkish law, which bars candidates from campaigning on election day: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dm1dHMiCgB\">pic.twitter.com\/dm1dHMiCgB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Lepeska (@dlepeska) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dlepeska\/status\/1657676031602376705?\">May 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some international observers pointed to the publicized use of seeming bribery as an example of corruption, whereas others merely acknowledged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nbas-enes-kanter-rips-ilhan-omar-says-appears-dictator-erdogans-payroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erdo\u011fan\u2019s<\/a> apparent shamelessness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This isn\u2019t the worst of it. Just the most brazen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 rohan (@rohan10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rohan10\/status\/1662856354598629377?\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Finally an honest politician.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Live Free Logic (@LiveFreeLogic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveFreeLogic\/status\/1662892070887911427?\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One Twitter user provided a more innocent possible explanation \u2014 suggesting the Islamist leader was merely handing out money to children in what would amount to a local custom in Turkey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am no fan of Erdogan. But if you notice he is handing it out only to children. As he has done in many other times in the past and is customary in Turkey to give \u201cpocket money\u201d to celebrate certain occasions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lefteris Karapetsas | Hiring for @rotkiapp (@LefterisJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LefterisJP\/status\/1662917275500814341?\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Erdogan has been a political power in Turkey for two decades, serving as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998, prime minister from 2003 to 2014, and president of the country since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>He has cooled the country\u2019s relationship with the United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nato-ally-turkey-ignores-trump-admin-request-endangers-key-us-allies-american-troops-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NATO<\/a>, as well as moved to turn what had long been a secular state into an Islamist society.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Erdo\u011fan orchestrated the conversion of the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hagia-sophia-opens-muslim-worshippers-turkish-president-vows-liberate-jerusalem-mosque\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hagia Sophia<\/a> \u2014 originally built in the 6th century as one of the world\u2019s most important Christian churches \u2014 from the museum it had been since 1934 back into a mosque.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Are you interested in foreign politics?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 64%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 64% (7 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 36%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 36% (4 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn 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look forward to continuing to work together as NATO Allies on bilateral issues and shared global challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1662924393524129799?\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan, leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-turkish-ruling-party-wants-istanbul-election-voided-redone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice and Development Party<\/a>, defeated secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 52.14 percent of the vote to 47.86 percent, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/28\/1178660299\/erdogan-has-claimed-victory-in-turkeys-presidential-runoff-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>. It was the biggest challenge of Erdogan\u2019s political career, NPR reported.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foreign-president-filmed-outside-polling-station-shocks-viewers-handing\/\">Foreign President Filmed Outside Polling Station &#8211; Shocks Viewers with What He&#8217;s Handing Out<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conduct of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan outside a polling place has the Islamist leader\u2019s critics accusing him of naked bribery. Erdo\u011fan was captured on video handing out cash money in Istanbul on Sunday. The Turkish leader was re-elected to another five-year term the same day. 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