Mr Erdogan has admitted 'shortcomings', after survivors criticised the government's handling of the disaster. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ADIYAMAN, Turkey - Hakan Tanriverdi has a simple message for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan days after Turkey suffered its worst disaster in generations: “Don’t come here asking for votes.”came at one of the most politically sensitive moments of Mr Erdogan’s two-decade rule.
The date gives his splintered opposition little time to hammer out their differences and agree on a joint presidential candidate.Mr Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency across 10 quake-hit provinces. The region is still digging out its dead and many are living on the streets or in their cars.But there is also a political dimension that is deeply personal for Mr Erdogan.
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