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Newshour: 31/03/2024 12:06 GMT: Turkish vote: President Erdogan tries to regain power in Istanbul

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31/03/2024 12:06 GMT

31/03/2024 12:06 GMT: Turkish vote: President Erdogan tries to regain power in Istanbul

Turkish vote: President Erdogan tries to regain power in Istanbul

BBC World Service - Newshour, Turkish vote: President Erdogan tries to regain power in Istanbul

Turkey's economic and social powerhouse, Istanbul, was won by a united opposition in 2019

Turkey's economic and social powerhouse, Istanbul, was won by a united opposition five years ago

Millions of Turks vote in elections to decide who runs their biggest cities - and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can wrest back control from the opposition. 

Also in the programme: In Israel, after nearly six months of war in Gaza, is there weariness among Israelis?. The Brazilian farm workers exploited to harvest an everyday ingredient; and the movement in South Korea to get rid of the Tokyo cherry blossom trees because of their imperial connotations.  

(Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan voting at a polling station during the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: EPA).

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