Serious concerns over Turkish Elections
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On November 2, BBC Arabic reported that European observers have raised serious concerns over Turkey's elections, which saw another victory for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party. According to observers, acts of violence tarnished the elections and restricted some candidate's ability to compete in the elections.
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- a police raid
- مداهمة الشرطة
- the pressure that was applied
- الضغوط التي مورست
- to tarnish
- شَوَّهَ، يُشَوِّه
- some candidates
- بعض المرشحين
- towards the election process
- ازاء سير الانتخابات
- Justice and Development Party
- حِزْب العدالة والتنمية
- the promoting of their programs
- الترويج لبرامجهم
- unfortunately
- لسوء الحظ
- to criticize
- اِنْتَقَدَ، يَنْتَقِد
- unfair, unjust (f)
- غير عادلة