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The Turkish Marine Le Pen – POLITICO

The Turkish Marine Le Pen

Like Marine Le Pen in France, this unapologetic nationalist is a thorn in the side of the Turkish government.
By

Zia Weise

6/17/16, 5:35 AM CET

ISTANBUL — Meral Akşener relishes the idea that she frightens Turkey’s most powerful man.

With a smirk, she lists headlines from pro-government newspapers painting her as a dangerous conspirator plotting against the state — a sure sign that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is worried about her.

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