"Shot Turkish Singer Going from Hospital Bed to Ballot Box
April 13, 2011 - 1:06pm
As reported in this previous post, Ibrahim Tatlises -- perhaps Turkey's most popular singer -- was recently shot in the head during an assassination attempt. After the shooting, there was some speculation that the singer, who hails from Turkey's predominantly-Kurdish southeast, might have been the victim of internal Kurdish politics since it was rumored that he might run for parliament as a member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). "
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