Istanbul: Resisting Erdogan’s Bulldozer
The run-down neighbourhood in Istanbul standing against Erdogan’s bid for more power in Turkey.
Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in a critical general election. Many of the voters opposed to the ruling party of President Erdogan are putting their hopes in the HDP, which has its roots in Kurdish nationalism. If it gets the 10% of the vote it needed to enter parliament, it could block Erdogan’s plans to give the presidency more power. Maria Margaronis visited a run-down area of Istanbul - one of the HDP’s strongholds.
(Photo: Children in Tarlabaşı, Istanbul, stronghold of the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party. Â鶹ԼÅÄ Copyright)
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