"Every Friday, during prayers at the mosque, a lot of propaganda can be spread," says Cemalettin Ozer, 52, a resident of Bielefeld near Essen who actively supports the CHP. Moreover, Erdogan's voters are much better organised in Germany than the opposition. "Opposition supporters were insulted occasionally or pushed aside in the first round," she said. "As a result, there is a lot of psychological pressure on the latter," she said. "During the first round, we saw Erdogan's supporters attempt to intimidate those of the opposition parties," said the Turkish political scientist who has observed the elections in Essen as a researcher.įive people are monitoring the voting here: "two civil servants - often imams of the Ditib mosques, which are linked to the Turkish state" along with one AKP member, another from the MHP, a formation supporting Erdogan, "and only one member of the opposition party", the CHP. Music composed in honour of Erdogan wafts through the air - a show of support "which is normally forbidden near polling stations," Inci Oyku Yener-Roderburg, a researcher at the University of Dortmund, told AFP. Some voters have donned t-shirts in the national colours and are making the pro-Erdogan four-finger salute. In front of the Grugahalle arena in Essen, transformed for the occasion into a gigantic polling station, Turkish flags flap under a radiant sun. Her father was originally from Konya in central Turkey, another Erdogan stronghold. "And they passed on their values and their attachment to religion to their children," Ulusoy added.Īround the neck of Toy-Unkel, an interior designer based in Marl near Essen, hangs a necklace with the crescent and star of the Turkish flag. The Turkish immigrants in the 1960s known as guest workers "were poorly qualified people, often from rural areas and more conservative than the bourgeoisie in the cities," Yunus Ulusoy, from the Centre for Turkish Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen, told AFP. The 53-year-old AKP supporter grew up in Germany and like many second and third generation Turks in the Ruhr, she is the child of a miner. "I voted for Erdogan because with him, the country is going in the right direction," said Nevin Toy-Unkel, another voter in Essen. In our last Romans video we discussed what made the empire such a compelling setting for videogames and entertainment in the centuries following its collapse.In the first round in early May, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won more than 75 percent of the vote in Essen, around 10 points above the average of 65 percent in Germany, which has the largest Turkish community abroad with its 1.5 million voters. Revive the republic and restore the Roman Empire to its former glory! Experience classic city builder gameplay across a sprawling online empire as you build, trade and fight alongside fellow players in a shared open world. Players must rebuild the once great empire as they share resources, re-establish trade routes and protect their cities from barbarian invasion. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! Today we proudly announce that Romans: Age of Caesar is out now and free to play on Steam! A brand new co-op city builder from a team of veteran Caesar developers, Romans: Age of Caesar is the latest historical strategy game from our team here at Firefly Studios.
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