Ottoman-inspired candidates fail in pre-election race
ISTANBUL
Ersin Karababa, who nominated himself as an AKP candidate from the northern province of Tokat, had appeared on posters dressed as a sultan from the 1600s or the 1700s. The AKP list in Tokat did not include Karababa.
For some observers, Ebuzer Aydın from the eastern province of Malatya had a chance with his assertive campaign poster reading “Allah is my reference,” but he was ultimately ignored by the AKP as well.