Turkey's Election a Referendum on Erdogan
Turkey's crucial parliamentary election on Sunday is seen as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s tenure. Once touted by diplomats and experts as a role model who set an example for the Middle East by integrating Islam, democracy and economics, he long ago veered off the democratic course, spending more than a decade silencing political dissent and amassing power. Now he could be on the verge of rewriting the Constitution to consolidate power in the presidency. Here is a look back on his moves.
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