Turkish society divided on heels of Erdogan reelection
By DW
09 July 2018 |
4:05 pm
The reelection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to change life in Turkey for the unforeseeable future. Nowhere are the resulting divisions in Turkish society more apparent than in Istanbul, where the mood is noticeably tense.
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