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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Turkey election: will Erdogan’s power grab backfire? | Financial Times

Turkey election: will Erdogan’s power grab backfire?

An energised opposition believes it can use Sunday’s polls to thwart the president as he moves to tighten control over the country © Reuters Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) Save Save to myFT Laura Pitel in Ankara 7 HOURS AGO Print this page11 Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never appeared more powerful. And yet Turkey’s president has also rarely looked more vulnerable than he does before polls on Sunday that were designed to cement his hold on power.

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