Jailed Kurdish Leader May Hold Key In Turkish Elections

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Mon, 06/18/2018 - 1:00am

SILVAN, Turkey (Reuters) - The outcome of Turkey's elections on Sunday could depend on a jailed presidential candidate's sway over voters more than 1,200 km (750 miles) away in the country's largely Kurdish southeast.

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