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Campaign posters of presidential candidates are seen at Kizilay square in Ankara, Turkey on 13 June 2018 [Özge Elif Kızıl/Anadolu Agency]
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People gather around the election booths and tents opened by Turkish parties within Turkey’s presidential and general elections campaign at Kizilay square in Ankara, Turkey on 13 June 2018 [Özge Elif Kızıl/Anadolu Agency]
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People gather around the election booths and tents opened by Turkish parties within Turkey’s presidential and general elections campaign at Kizilay square in Ankara, Turkey on 13 June 2018 [Özge Elif Kızıl/Anadolu Agency]
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Campaign posters of presidential candidates are seen at Kizilay square in Ankara, Turkey on 13 June 2018 [Özge Elif Kızıl/Anadolu Agency]
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Campaign posters of presidential candidates are seen at Kizilay square in Ankara, Turkey on 13 June 2018 [Özge Elif Kızıl/Anadolu Agency]