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Ballot Box Relocations Raise Fears for Turkey's Election

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Ahead of the November poll, Turkey’s election authority has relocated ballot boxes in many areas across a predominantly Kurdish region, as fighting escalates between security forces and the PKK Kurdish rebel group. The move has provoked widespread condemnation and allegations the ruling AKP Party seeks to manipulate the vote. Local election boards cited security concerns for relocating ballot boxes in a number of towns and villages across Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast. The...

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