https://bylinetimes.com/2023/05/30/this-country-could-move-to-radical-islam-like-iran/
…The Besiktas neighbourhood has always been one of the most hostile to Erdogan. Police and military guard every corner, almost all the streets have been closed and the main square cordoned off. Tensions are high and there are fears, whatever the outcome may be, of clashes between supporters of the two main candidates.
A group of elders give us a “v” sign, for victory. “Today is the day when democracy will triumph again”, one of them told Byline Times: “We need to establish peace between all of us: Christians, Kurds, Muslims. This country has been under Erdogan’s rule for too long, today is the day of change.”
But if Kılıçdaroğlu wins, will the Kılıçdaroğlu supporters go on the streets and celebrate? “That’s a difficult one,” he tells Byline Times.“I can’t answer you, we will certainly celebrate, but in our homes. Many of Erdoğan’s supporters are violent, in the street, it could be very dangerous”….
Kadikoy is one of the districts populated by the young artists and activists of Istanbul; here, too, everyone supports Kılıçdaroğlu. In a few hours, the polls will close; people express their hopes and fears, in the alleys, in the cafes, and near the port, people only talk about what will happen tonight….
“Some of us are concerned that if Erdoğan is re-appointed, the country could move towards a radical Islamization like Iran,” he adds….
…The Besiktas neighbourhood has always been one of the most hostile to Erdogan. Police and military guard every corner, almost all the streets have been closed and the main square cordoned off. Tensions are high and there are fears, whatever the outcome may be, of clashes between supporters of the two main candidates.
A group of elders give us a “v” sign, for victory. “Today is the day when democracy will triumph again”, one of them told Byline Times: “We need to establish peace between all of us: Christians, Kurds, Muslims. This country has been under Erdogan’s rule for too long, today is the day of change.”
But if Kılıçdaroğlu wins, will the Kılıçdaroğlu supporters go on the streets and celebrate? “That’s a difficult one,” he tells Byline Times.“I can’t answer you, we will certainly celebrate, but in our homes. Many of Erdoğan’s supporters are violent, in the street, it could be very dangerous”….
Kadikoy is one of the districts populated by the young artists and activists of Istanbul; here, too, everyone supports Kılıçdaroğlu. In a few hours, the polls will close; people express their hopes and fears, in the alleys, in the cafes, and near the port, people only talk about what will happen tonight….
“Some of us are concerned that if Erdoğan is re-appointed, the country could move towards a radical Islamization like Iran,” he adds….
