Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER
Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has taken the oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term following three stints as prime minister. Erdogan won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race last week that could stretch his 20-year rule, in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and Asia, into a quarter-century. He took the oath in a session in parliament before an inauguration ceremony attended by dozens of foreign dignitaries. The Turkish leader will announce his new Cabinet later on Saturday. The lineup should indicate whether there will be a continuation of unorthodox economic policies or a return to more conventional ones amid a cost-of-living crisis.