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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Daren Butler and Bulent Usta

Analysis-Erdogan again? Amid rubble of Turkey's quake, voters demand to be heard

A woman walks through a bazaar at Antakya's historical city center, in Hatay province, Turkey, May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

As the sun beat down on a Turkish tent camp for earthquake survivors, Bahattin Kar emerged from his makeshift shelter to complain about the lack of electricity and water, the unfair distribution of aid and the surging cost of living.

But the 54-year-old remains steadfastly loyal to President Tayyip Erdogan ahead of national elections that are shaping up to be the toughest of the Turkish leader's two-decade rule.

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