Preview ahead of general elections

Описание: (1 Nov 2002)

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1. Various GVs of Istanbul
2. Various of political flags strung across street
3. People
4. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Voxpop:
"The country is in a disaster. We're getting deeper and deeper into trouble. The poor can't even afford bread. People are committing suicide as they can't afford their kids' school costs. I hope the economy will improve after the election. God willing, we'll have a good government. God willing, we'll be ruled properly."
5. Wall covered with political posters
6. Poster for pro-Islamic AKP party (Justice and Development Party)
7. AKP flags with mosque in the background
8. Set up shot of Dr Mehmet Guzelay, AKP Istanbul Chairman
9. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Dr Mehmet Guzelay, AKP Istanbul Chairman:
"The Justice and Development Party (AKP) wants to win the election with a majority. We're working at full speed to ensure this. Opinion polls also indicate the AKP's overwhelming lead. I believe the AKP's 30 percent to 33 percent popular support in the opinion polls will convert to a 37 percent to 38 percent support at the ballot box."
10. AKP rally
11. Banned AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan passing by the camera
12. Erdogan leader saluting crowd
13. Istiklal street
14. CHP (Republican People's Party) supporters giving out newspapers
15. CHP news paper reads on "here is the leader, here is the love"
16. Set up shot of Guldal Okutucu, Republican People's Party (CHP) Central Committee Member and a candidate MP
17. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Guldal Okutucu, Republican People's Party (CHP) Central Committee Member:
"It's an extraordinary luck that we're having an election at a time when the political system was locked out. Our citizens, men and women should use this chance and vote for their future, for their country and for the world. I believe the citizens will act responsibly, support the CHP, and ensure a safe future."
18. CHP rally
19. CHP leader Deniz Baykal
20. Man passing by Democratic Left Party (DSP) billboard
21. Ecevit poster
22. DSP flags
23. Set up shot of Zekeriya Temizel, Democratic Left Party (DSP) candidate and former finance minister
24. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Zekeriya Temizel, Democratic Left Party (DSP) candidate and former finance minister:
"The DSP had to lead a three party coalition government since 1999 and due to the restrictions of a coalition not all of the DSP electorate's expectations couldn't be met. Perhaps the DSP couldn't respond to certain adverse developments, or had to pass some unpleasant laws. We don't see it as possible, but if the DSP is left out of the parliament in this election, these factors will be assessed accordingly."
25. Various of DSP rally
26. Various of Ecevit and his wife, Rahsan
27. UPSOUND: An ODP (Freedom and Democracy Party) supporter waving a flag:
(Turkish) "We won't be American soldiers, we wont let a war in ME, we will drive IMF people away from Turkey,
(English) "Dervish (Former Economy minister, former IMF vice president) go home, yankees go home."
28. Tram passing
29. People

STORYLINE:

Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections which seem certain to mark the end of the line for Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

The DSP (Democratic Left Party), the party of the 77-year-old, four-decade veteran of Turkish politics is not expected to gather even enough votes to make it into parliament.

Many opinion polls suggest Ecevit's party will receive less than 5 percent of votes nationwide. A party must get 10 percent to enter parliament.







But many, including his supporters, have lost confidence in Ecevit's ability to govern.












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