As the third largest city in Turkey, Izmir's arguably the CHP's most prized electoral possession. While there is little possibility of the party losing in Izmir, others hope they can at least chip away at the political fortress the CHP has built here, as Can Hasasu reports.

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A small minority that is only now beginning to politically assert itself. A group known as the Afro Turks. Many outside Turkey don't know who they are, but according to some estimates they've been in Turkey for centuries.

The city of Konya in the center of Anatolia is a bastion of the ruling AK Party. Our reporter Aadel Haleem went to Konya to see how the AKP’s efforts there are comparing to the CHP’s here.

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Nearly one year ago, the small state of Qatar found itself under siege by its neighbors. The Gulf Cooperation Council it had relied on to keep its economy running. The Saudi-led blockade shook the GCC - and challenged the very fundamentals of Qatari sovereignty. A provocation Doha continues to defy with the help of a few friends like Turkey.

Strait Talk host Ali Mustafa speaks to Fikret Ozer Turkish Ambassador to Qatar.

Strait Talk host Ali Mustafa speaks to Sultan Barakat, Conflict and Humanitarian Studies Director at Doha Institute.

Qatar has around two million people who aren't Qatari citizens. Here's how Qatar's expats have dealt with the blockade.

Arab Spring inspired millions but it was short-lived. In Egypt a coup by General - Abdel Fatah el Sisi overthrew the democratically elected Mohamad Morsi. In Syria -the fight between rebels and Assad gradually largely crushed the rebel resistance with Russian and Iranian firepower. Al Jazeera’s fortunes too shifted dramatically - Sisi banned the network in Egypt imprisoning its journalists. Now Egypt, backed by the UAE is demanding Qatar shutdown Al Jazeera. One of the top demands of the Saudi-led bloc.

Strait Talk host Ali Mustafa speaks to Giles Trendle, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English

Turkey signed an agreement with Qatar in 2014 to station land, naval and air forces. Currently, about 500 Turkish troops are on the peninsula.