Economy, security under spotlight as Turks set for local polls
2019-03-31 09:43:03 source：The Aljazeera
March 31, 2019
Istanbul, Turkey - Millions of Turkish voters will on Sunday cast their ballots in critical local elections, after a heated campaign dominated by discussions over the country's economy and security.
The polls could pose a major challenge for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development (AK) Party given a backdrop of high inflation and rising unemployment sparked by a major currency crisis last year.
According to Taha Akyol, a Turkish political analyst and columnist, the vote is the "hardest" faced by Erdogan's party since coming to power in 2002.
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