Make No Mistake — Erdoğan Lost Big
Turkey's right-wing ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, tried to rerun the Istanbul mayoral election after it didn’t go his way — but on Sunday, his party lost big. It’s a crushing defeat for his autocratic regime.
Articles by: Max Zirngast
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Max Zirngast is an independent writer studying philosophy and political science in Vienna and Ankara.
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