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Turkey elections: Erdogan and opposition hold duelling rallies
Rival political rallies have been held in Turkey – with one week of campaigning left before the country votes in presidential and parliamentary elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing his toughest challenge since coming to power two decades ago. His rally was in the southern city of Mersin while The main opposition bloc held a rally in Istanbul. His opposition alliance it has pledged…
Turkiye: Funerals held for Istanbul attack victims
Funerals have been held in Istanbul for some of the victims of Sunday’s bombing. Turkish police have arrested 46 people. The explosion killed six people and injured dozens more. Relatives and Turkish officials are attending the ceremonies, as the city remains on high alert. Police have detained 47 individuals together with a Syrian girl suspected of planting the bomb. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from…