response to those devastating earthquakes back in february, a lot of people saw that as slow and lacking. that did not seem to damage president erdogan s support in those southern areas though. increasingly, the issue around refugees, mainly syrian refugees, there are around 3 million in the country, and immigration has become a hot topic. both sides have been trying to outdo each other in terms of how many refugees they can remove from this country and how quickly. so what do people in istanbul think about all this? i have been talking to them about the issues that will really affect the way that they vote. translation: on the immigration issue, it is important to produce permanent policies. i think it is not feasible to find a solution that says they should stay or go. these policies should not be solely made by turkey. it s also important to make those policies in cooperation with neighbouring countries and home countries of foreigners. this way it is going
what do they think about the issues that the contenders have really been talking about? the economy is certainly one of the biggest things that people have been considering. turkey s economic crisis has been long and it is deep, people are really feeling it in their pockets here. things like the country s response, and particularly the government s response, to those devastating earthquakes back in february. a lot of people were unhappy and saw that as slow and lacking. that did not seem to damage president erdogan s support in those southern areas, though. increasingly, issues around refugees, mainly syrian refugees, there are around 3 million in this country, and immigration has become a hot topic. both sides have been trying to outdo each other in terms of how many refugees they can remove from this country and how quickly. so, at 8am local time, the polls will open and turks will spend all day until 5pm
today, turkey has some serious economic problems. we will go to the polls and cast our votes, we will replace an authoritarian government through democratic means. so, how have voters right across the country responded to that? what do they think about the issues that the contenders have really been talking about? the economy is certainly one of the biggest things that people have been considering, turkey s economic crisis has been long and is deep, people are really feeling it in their pockets here. things like the country s response, and particularly the government s response, to those devastating earthquakes back in february, a lot of people saw that as slow and lacking. that did not seem to damage president erdogan s support in those southern areas, though. increasingly, issues around refugees, mainly syrian refugees, there are around 3 million in this country, and immigration has become a hot topic. both sides have been trying to outdo