"Secular Turks dash to the polls
By Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: July 20 2007 16:28 | Last updated: July 20 2007 16:28
Millions of Turks are expected to make the ultimate patriotic gesture this weekend – abandoning Turkey’s beaches and returning home to vote in a general election in which turnout will be critical.
This is the country’s first high-summer election since the 1970s, and the 40-degree heatwave that has left Turks sweltering for the past two months is an incentive not to travel."
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