Political violence in Ankara is more than meets the eye - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Metin Gurcan

Metin Gurcan

Jan 21, 2021

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli talk on stage during a rally for the upcoming local elections in Ankara, Turkey, on March 23, 2019. - Turkish will cast their ballots for local elections on March 31, 2019. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images) — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and leader of the Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli talk on stage during a rally for the upcoming local elections in Ankara, Turkey, March 23, 2019. — Adem Altani/AFP via Getty Images

Meral Aksener, the leader of the Iyi Party, speaks during a news conference at her party headquaters in Ankara, Turkey April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC13C89C3680

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