Erdogan's Grip on Turkey Is Loosening Even in His Black Sea Home
By Ugur Yilmaz
and Constantine Courcoulas
June 21, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
With the most consequential election in Turkish history only days away, nowhere is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on the nation more complete than in the lands from which he hails. On the 20-kilometer (12-mile) drive from Rize to Erdogan’s hometown of Guneysu, perched in the green rolling hills overlooking Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, his presence dominates the landscape.
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