Turkey’s election rivals vie for swing city in Erdoğan’s toughest race
Runaway inflation has helped push voters towards the opposition in Mersin and elsewhere as poll approaches
Campaign songs waft through the air, political billboards and brightly coloured bunting dot the town centre, and campaign offices pulse with activity in the sunny port city of Mersin on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
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