ISTANBUL (REUTERS) - A European group observing Turkey's local elections on Monday (April 1) criticised curbs on the free expression of citizens and journalists a day after local polls in which Turks appeared to hand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party defeats in big cities.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ISTANBUL - A European group observing Turkey's local elections on Monday criticised curbs on the free expression of citizens and journalists a day after local polls in which Turks appeared to hand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party defeats in big cities.
"I am afraid we... are not fully convinced that Turkey currently has the free and fair electoral environment which is necessary for genuinely democratic elections in line with European values and principles," said Mr Andrew Dawson. Mr Erdogan suffered a severe setback in the Sunday elections as his AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time since the party was founded in 2001, and he appeared to concede defeat in the country's largest city, Istanbul.
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