Opposition aims to curb Erdogan’s powers after election rout
Orhan Kemal Cengiz July 1, 2019
ARTICLE SUMMARY
The government’s debacle in local polls in Istanbul and most of Turkey’s other big cities has set the stage for a new power struggle in which the opposition appears bent on trimming Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. The president, in turn, seeks to debilitate the newly elected opposition mayors.
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