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Erdogan’s obsession is to recapture Istanbul in Turkey election
3 years agoRepublican People's Party (CHP) candidate Erdal Besikcioglu poses with supporters in Etimesgut, Ankara's suburb, on March 20, 2024, during his election campain. - Erdal Besikcioglu, adored in Turkey for his TV role as troubled Ankara police detective Behzat C, is seeking to conquer a conservative suburb of the capital in March 31's local elections. The campaign novice has shown himself to have a real talent for connecting with voters in Etimesgut, a sprawling suburb of 620,000 inhabitants that has been a bastion of the conservatives for two decades. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's obsession ever since losing the country's economic capital to the opposition in 2019.
