Turn to Ataturk may be enough to re-elect Erdogan
Erdogan is trying to widen his appeal ahead of the 2019 presidential election
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- Ataturk's unfading popularity
- Islamists unenthusiastic
- Erdogan's symbolic opponent
- No turning back on 'Ottomanisation'
- Wider appeal
- Erdogan's sights are on 2019
- Kurds are crucial again
- Reassuring the civil service
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_350.jpg "The crowd outside Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s mausoleum on the anniversary of his death, Ankara, November 10 (Reuters/Umit Bektas) (Reuters/Umit Bektas)")