ANALYSIS | Erdogan again? Amid rubble of Turkey’s quake, voters demand to be heard

Disaster added to challenge faced by Erdogan in elections amid criticism of quake response, views remain polarised

09 May 2023 - 20:57 By Daren Butler and Bulent Usta

As the sun beat down on a Turkish tent camp for earthquake survivors, Bahattin Kar emerged from his makeshift shelter to complain about the lack of electricity and water, the unfair distribution of aid and the surging cost of living...

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