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Yesterday, (May 7, 2023), there was a rally of reportedly 1.7 million people at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport showing support for Turkey's current president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ahead of national elections this coming Sunday, May 14th. On Saturday, (May 6, 2023), Erdoğan's opponent for president in the national elections, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, also held a rally in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, but I have been unable to find any published reports about how large the crowds were, although some of the foreign English media have reported that the crowds were in "the thousands" or "tens of thousands." The media here in the U.S., however, in both the corporate media and the alternative media, are reporting that President Erdoğan is either losing or in a close race with Kiliçdaroglu, as they characterize Erdoğan as losing support in an election that "really matters." Why do they say that this election "really matters"? They use t
Istanbul, Mar 19 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of people gathered on an esplanade in Istanbul Sunday to mark the Kurdish festival of Newroz, despite cold weather and rain. Newroz is officially observed on the spring equinox (March 21) but celebraitons are often moved to the nearest Sunday. Despite the persistent rains, the event attracted a …