Turkish elections: ‘Hope springs eternal’
By DW
22 May 2023 |
1:59 pm
The results of the May 14 election were sobering for supporters of opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Now, they are hoping that he will succeed in the runoff on May 28. But this is seeming increasingly unlikely.
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