The republic will be celebrating its centennial in October, and so presiding over a new “Turkish century” became an important campaign slogan for Mr Erdogan. During his inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace on Saturday, he hailed “the start of the Turkish century, a new period of glory for our country”. “Let’s all work together to build the Turkish century,” he said. Stockholm hopes to press Mr Erdogan to lift his country’s objections to Sweden’s membership in the military alliance — which requires unanimous approval by all allies. From there, a procession of cavalry in blue uniforms escorted the president’s convoy to the inauguration ceremony.

Source: The Star June 03, 2023 19:17 UTC