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Electioneering in Turkey

Turkish right-wing populists on the rise

Many Syrians work at the historic Uzun Carsi bazaar in Hatay.
Many Syrians work at the historic Uzun Carsi bazaar in Hatay.
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Elmas Topcu
Date: 
17.06.2022
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Ataturk, Democracy and civil society, History of the Near and Middle East, Justice, Justice and Development party (Turkey), Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu, Kemalism, Policy on refugees and migration, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Refugees, Right-wing populism, Rule of law, Syrian Civil War, Turkish opposition
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