Why do Istanbul mayoral candidates need to tour Anatolia to seek support?
Some found it puzzling when the two main candidates for the June 23 Istanbul rerun used the three-day Eid al-Fitr break this week to visit provinces in Anatolia and seek the support of voters there, rather than in Istanbul.
The Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu and the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Binali Yıldırım will compete for a second time later this month to be elected as the mayor of Istanbul, after the country’s Supreme Election Council annulled the local polls in March 31 in Turkey’s financial powerhouse, following an AKP appeal which cited severe irregularities.
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