Erdogan suffers setback in Turkey's elections

FT World Weekly by Financial Times

Apr 3, 201912:20News & Politics

The crucial local elections delivered a rare political disappointment for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What do the polls say about the state of democracy in the country, and what do they mean for the economy? Gideon R...

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