
Turkey’s Election - Why a Runoff?
American Diplomat
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Erdogan's Ambitions in Turkey if He Wins the Runoff
I haven't heard about religious persecution or anything on the level of what you see with Modi and India. No, there's nothing like that in Turkey. But one of his campaign points was that Mr. Kilistorilu is an 11. And that is a not a mainstream Muslim sect. So he knows that millions of Turks are also suspicious about that group. And so he used it as a religious attack on his faith in order to gain votes. He will use his powers to further repress democracy in Turkey. If he wins on May 28, he will be the presiding president when Turkey celebrates its 100th anniversary as a republic. That for him will be the sweetest revenge of all
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