as analysis showed

Cyber researcher Akın Ünver wrote that “Tamam” tweets were shared 86 more times than devam tweets. The maps he shared showed there was a strong engagement of Twitter users posting “Tamam” tweets across the country. But, Ünver warns, that a Twitter trend may not be representative of votes:

Upon popular request; some simple distribution maps of Turkey's #TAMAM vs #DEVAM contest; one of the largest political hashtag wars in Internet history. 1- #TAMAM global dist 2- #DEVAM global dist 3- #TAMAM national dist 4- #DEVAM national dist pic.twitter.com/DiMuqsQZQa
— Akin Unver (@AkinUnver) May 9, 2018

Numerically #TAMAM was substantially (est. x86 times) greater than #DEVAM, but clearing bots on all sides needs time, so hard to make an exact nominal analysis early on.
— Akin Unver (@AkinUnver) May 9, 2018

Istanbul focus: 1) #TAMAM 2) #DEVAM Ankara focus: 1) #TAMAM 2) #DEVAM (too many bots, most dots contain 100s of content) pic.twitter.com/1rVwYlymwx
— Akin Unver (@AkinUnver) May 9, 2018

And also No; - People don't vote what they tweet. - Anatolian political culture favors silence when angry - Most grassroots social forces are silent (they don't use social media) - A single hashtag war isn't representative - Framing effects change engagement in an instant
— Akin Unver (@AkinUnver) May 9, 2018

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