"Miners, prostitutes and pop singers try to break Turkey's electoral stalemate
By Nicholas Birch in Istanbul
Published: 20 July 2007
Like all campaign buses, the Mercedes coach fizzing through Istanbul's western suburbs comes complete with an impressive sound system. What distinguishes it is that the high, nasal voice blaring out a hip-hop version of a popular folk song belongs to a man who is arguably Turkey's biggest pop star."
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