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View Full Version : In Turkish election, democracy itself is at stake



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06-21-2018, 02:01 AM
http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/nuGrYnJajnhBBJSv8AwZ.A--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/https://media.zenfs.com/creatr-images/GLB/2018-06-19/a67b8be0-73f0-11e8-a89f-f3c24c864c0c_NTK_turkey.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkish-election-democracy-stake-161136420.html)It’s a week before an election, and the firebrand candidate takes the podium to speak to a small, private crowd of loyal supporters. Turkey is holding snap elections on June 24, and in the run-up, Erdoğan’s stump speeches have grown more and more Trumpian. Like the American president, Erdoğan fashions himself as populist representative of the common man facing down an array of corrupt elites.



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