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Erdogan supporters take to the streets of Ankara in support – Reuters

May 15, 2023

Due to the large number of participants in the spontaneous event, long traffic jams formed in the Turkish capital. Supporters of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), for which Erdogan ran, wave flags and portraits of the president.

Photo: Reuters

Previously, a concert was held at the AKP headquarters and a car rally was held in Istanbul in support of Erdogan.

The festivities near the headquarters of the main opponent of Erdogan’s Republican People’s Party – Kemal Kılıçdaroglu – began on the evening of May 14, despite the fact that the incumbent Turkish leader, according to the results of the counting of 95% of the votes, retains a confident primacy, although he did not receive enough support to win in the first round.

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