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Nazlan Ertan

Nazlan Ertan

Oct 26, 2021

Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan. — Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, on Oct. 6, 2021. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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