Turkey's President Erdogan offers a variety of sops including a biotech valley, 'line of art' along Istanbul shoreline, and a giant film plateau, in mammoth rally ahead of March 31 local election
Turkey's President Erdogan addresses a closing election rally drawing hundreds of thousands, in a major show of strength.
The giant rally, that saw some 1.6 million supporters waving Turkish flags, closes the election campaign ahead of March 31 local municipal poll. The coalition of both parties called People's Alliance will field candidates in 51 of the total 81 provinces.The rally was headlined by President Erdogan, also the head of the governing party, along with MHP leader Devlet Bahceli and Binali Yildirim, the AK Party's Istanbul mayoral candidate.
The president also promised building "a line of art" along the 8.5 km coast between Sirkeci and Yedikule neighbourhoods in the country's financial capital.
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