‘People don’t believe they can win’: apathy abounds ahead of Istanbul’s mayoral election | Turkey
On the shores of Istanbul’s Golden Horn, Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, rallied a crowd for his re-election campaign as banners promoting his rivals fluttered in the wind on a nearby bridge. “We have brought prosperity to Istanbul,” he declared, drawing cautious applause. Mr. Imamoglu’s victory in 2019 was a landmark moment for Turkey’s opposition, positioning […]