Turkey’s Faceless Opposition Squabbles as Erdogan Gears for Vote

Recep Tayyip Erdogan 

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Turkey’s opposition bloc is no closer to naming a candidate to contest President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and risks blowing a rare chance to dent his dominance at elections in less than three months.

Leaders of the six—party opposition are meeting again on Thursday and will seek to break the impasse after months of internal conflict have prevented them from agreeing on a joint candidate, people familiar with the matter said.