When Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged from last week's EU Council with major concessions from the EU in hand, it did not come in a political vacuum.
Turkey is holding a general election on 1 November, its second this year. The vote was called after Erdogan's AKP party failed to secure a majority in an election in June.
The Turkish president, known for his strongman tactics and populist appeal, desperately needs to shore up his support in order to cross the majority...
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