Viewfinder: Turkey Prepares for a Crucial Upcoming Presidential Election

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Jun 19, 2018

Women walk on a bridge past campaign banners with the portrait of Turkey's president in Istanbul on June 18th, 2018. Turkey prepares for tight presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24th, while many analysts say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants a major foreign policy success to give him a final boost. The slogan reads "A big Turkey wishes a powerful leader."
(Photo: Aris MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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People react and wave flags outside the Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters in Istanbul, on June 24th, 2018, during the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections.

Election officials tally presidential candidates' ballots during counting operations for Zimbabwe's general election at the David Livingston primary school in central Harare on July 30th, 2018. Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power as observers warned of possible shortcomings in July 30th's landmark poll.

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Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power.

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Brazilian presidential candidate for the Democratic Labour Party, Ciro Gomes, campaigns in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 4th, 2018, ahead of the October 7th national election.

Men wave flags as they celebrate Nowruz festivities on March 21st, 2019, in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Nowruz, which starts on the vernal equinox and marks the Iranian New Year, is celebrated by more than 300 million people in diverse communities across the world.

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Nowruz, which starts on the vernal equinox and marks the Iranian New Year, is celebrated by more than 300 million people in diverse communities across the world.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 3rd, 2018.

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Altar boys prepare ahead of the Sunday Mass celebration at the Sacred Heart Church in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 5th, 2018.

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