Why Erdoğan Won
The Good Fight
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The Opposition's Failure to Subvert the Power of the Narrative
Istanbul's current mayor Ekren Momolu has defeated Erdogan-backed candidates for the mayor's ship back in 2018. He did indeed sort of launch a very inclusive campaign that kind of tried to bridge conservative Democrats with more pro-secular Democrats and Democrats from different minority religious or ethnic groups. So he really had this sort of broad tent and he was charismatic and was able to project that inclusive messaging in a successful way. That is why in December, he was confronted with some charges but a few days in jail and allegations of criminal activity that are not very convincing.
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