Stories from Turkey’s Heartlands

(Bloomberg) -- What do Turks want? In the run-up to national elections on Sunday, which are essentially a referendum on Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 15-year rule, Bloomberg reporters traveled around the country to find out. This is what they learned.

Istanbul

• The Desperation to Keep Turkey Different
• World’s Oldest Marketplace Is Awash With Dollars and Anxiety
• Erdogan Backs His Election Gamble With $200 Billion of Craziness
   

Mersin + An Interview from Edirne Prison

• Erdogan Economy Isn’t Tanking Like Lira as Turkey Heads to Polls
• The Jailed Kurdish Politician Set to Determine Erdogan’s Future 
• Selahattin Demirtas on Turkey Elections: Transcript From Prison
   

Kars

• Erdogan Fatigue in Turkey’s East Shows Why Campaign Is So Tight
   

The Anatolian Tigers: Gaziantep & Kayseri

• In Erdogan Heartland, Lira Crisis Is Taking Toll on Businesses
• Refugees Stoke Turkish Anger, Roiling Erdogan Election Campaign
   

The Black Sea

• Erdogan’s Grip on Turkey Is Loosening Even in His Black Sea Home
   

Izmir

• Young Voters Chafe at Erdogan’s Turkey, the Only One They Know
   

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