Istanbul Votes
Kaya Genç 29 March 2014
Tags: politics | turkey
Istanbul’s mayoral election is tomorrow. I wonder if rescheduling it for two month’s time would make a difference. I have a hunch that it might: 27 May marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Gezi Park demonstrations, and the results of the election will in part reflect the way people here feel about last year’s protests.
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