Challenger in Turkey Vote Takes Campaign to Erdogan's Backyard
June 19, 2018 9:29 AM
Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL —
Turkey goes to the polls Sunday, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing his toughest test in his 16 years in power.
Challenger Muharrem Ince’s platform of breaking down Turkey’s deep political divides, especially between the religious and secular, have seen him reaching out beyond his pro-secular CHP party’s base. An increasingly confident Ince has even begun courting voters in Erdogan’s backyard.
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