Opinion | Is Erdogan Losing His Grip on Turkey?

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Opinion: The election results in Turkey should be a wake-up call to President Erdogan, writes Medeni Sungur

Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council ordered a new election for mayor of Istanbul Monday, handing a victory to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party, known by the Turkish acronym AKP. Mr.

Erdogan’s candidates were defeated in five of six major cities on March 31. Despite this week’s ruling in Istanbul—where the new vote is set for June 23—the results should serve as a lesson to Mr. Erdogan and populist politicians everywhere.

 

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lol Yes, and dictators always respond rationally to a 'wake up call'.

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