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New Statesman - Turkey and the challenges ahead

"Turkey and the challenges ahead

Simon Hooper

Simon Hooper reports from Ankara on the outcome of key Turkish elections and analyses some of the challenges faced by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

As someone who has covered the high drama and hysteria of elections in Bolivia and Venezuela, Sunday's Turkish elections in Ankara proved to be a surprisingly sedate affair with none of the mass euphoria, street parties, music and colour I associate with votes in South America."

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