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Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Turkey election fiasco hits at 'heart' of EU relations

Turkey election fiasco hits at 'heart' of EU relations

Istanbul, home to 15m people, accounts for almost a third of Turkey's GDP. Now the election victory of the opposition CHP party in the city has been overturned (Photo: Remon Rijper)
By ANDREW RETTMAN

BRUSSELS, TODAY, 09:27
The way Turkey handles the Istanbul election controversy could shape future EU relations, top officials have warned.

But for some leading MEPs, Turkish democracy just breathed its last gasp.

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