Neo-Ottoman and Islamist kitsch used by some AKP MP candidates… #TurkeyElections

Neo-Ottoman kitsch inspirated by Erdoğan’s own performance.
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“My reference is Allah” TABLdotTV ‏@TABLdotTV AKP’den #Malatya aday adayı olan [Malatya] #ZerTv YKB #AbuzerAydın, afiş çalısmasına; “Referansım Allahtir” yazdırdı.
Ne Çok Konuştun ‏@DurBirDinlee Dini siyasete alet etmek, temsili değil.
hurriyetdailynews.com – Weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ’16 Turkish warriors’ hit international headlines, several candidates have launched Ottoman-themed campaigns to be nominated for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the upcoming…
washingtonpost.com – Peter Holley – Feb 25 – Merve Buyuksarac won Miss Turkey in 2006. Now, just under a decade later, the former model may be jailed for insulting the Turkish president. On Wednesday, Buyuksarac’s lawyer told reporters that an Istanbul prosecutor is attempting to take…

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