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Elif Comoglu Ulgen

Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen is the ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in South Africa.

The opposition ignored those who wanted it to boycott the re-vote, and instead went into the new election even stronger, soundly defeating Erdo?an’s AKP, which has ruled Turkey since 2002, and Istanbul since 1994. (AFP)
ELIF COMOGLU ULGEN

Turkey is a democracy — that’s a fact

A bid to overthrow a legitimate government and the deaths of innocent people cannot be justified

  • Elif Comoglu Ulgen
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