Cao Pengpeng,Han Jun and Wang Le
On June 24,2018,Turkey held its first general election after the“presidential system” . This election is one of the most important events in the modern history of Turkey,fundamentally changing the domestic political power structure. This article analyzes the reasons why Erdogan and his AKP won the election by examining three variables that influence the Turkish election: domestic politics,economic policy,and foreign relations. The complexity of the domestic political ecology in Turkey,the fragility of the economic governance model,and the lack of foreign policy transformation will be major challenges for the Erdogan government.