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Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant

Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant
By Elisha Maldonado June 21, 2018 | 8:11pm

Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant An election banner of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Getty Images Will Recep Tayyip Erdogan actually, finally, lose? That we’re asking the question at all tells you how much Turkish politics have shifted under the Islamist strongman’s feet. A Bloomberg poll this month found Erdogan clinging to a bare majority ahead of Sunday’s presidential election — but remember: We’re talking about an increasingly authoritarian leader who has found a way to hold on to power and win every election for the last 16 years. Regardless, something’s happening here — and what it is has become clear.

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