He is very popular in the west of the country, but goes down less well is the more backward, rural regions of eastern Turkey.

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He apparently is very popular here.

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"He is no longer just very popular in New York -- he's very popular in Italy, too, " he said.

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And now, of course, he's become very popular during this period of time when he is a non candidate.

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"Timo is a fantastic driver and he has been a very popular member of the team, " he told reporters.

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Now that he has been elected by popular vote, our government is very strong and can implement new policies to strengthen the investment environment and deal with environmental issues, corruption, crime, the local mafia.

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"Mr Abramovich is a controversial figure and I'm not sure he's very popular with the common people, " said Igor Schveitzer, a football correspondent with Radio Liberty.

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And the President is very proud of the decisions that he made that were difficult, that were not popular at the time.

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"I am very proud of him -- the fact that he's Palestinian, he is popular, and he makes people happy, " his mother said.

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