Bob Jones: The Turkish election

In Istanbul for the election, everyone I spoke to including low income folk such as waiters and the like, all assured me they intended voting for the Opposition leader Kilicdaroglu. Their motivation was simply to be rid of Erdogan who has wrought devastating economic harm with his erratic policies and showboating international posturing.

Was the election honest? On face value probably. But in another all-important sense it most certainly wasn’t.