ANKARA, Turkey — A long black banner flaps in the wind down the side of the building of the Bar Association here. Its message expresses what lawyers in Turkey’s capital think of the decision to cancel the Istanbul mayor’s election: “Hukuksuzluğun tam da karşısındayız!” (We are totally opposed to lawlessness!)
This shows how the eyes of the nation’s capital are turned toward a city 500 kilometers (300 miles) down the road.