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Local mayor promises 'communist honey' for Turkey

Fatih Macoglu, the first communist to be elected as a local mayor in modern Turkey, has previously won plaudits for his local activism

Fatih Macoglu, communist mayor of Ovacik, holds up locally-produced 'communist honey' (@ComunistBaskan)

By Alex MacDonald

Published date: 7 September 2016 11:01 BST | Last update: 8 years 7 months ago

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