Welcome to the Tr Reader, your regular review of what the Turkish press is saying about major events by Daniel Thorpe.
In the second episode, we explore how different outlets covered the CHP losing the Üsküdar municipality in Istanbul back to the AKP after the arrest of Mayor Sinem Dedetaş, paired with warnings that the same tactics might soon threaten the greater Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
We also look to a bitter public feud between former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu.
Meanwhile, the Islamist-conservative daily Yeni Şafak broke rank to launch a sharp attack on high interest rates and the toll they are taking on businesses.
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