Why Turkey's Erdogan won, despite protests and violence
By Suna Vidinli
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party swept almost half the votes in Sunday's elections, stunning observers inside and outside Turkey. Amid fears of election fraud, a tear-gassed crackdown on media, increased threats of terrorism in the country and a fragile economy with a depreciating Turkish lira, how did Erdogan manage to achieve such a victory?
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