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17 and 25 graft probes as well as the Balyoz (Sledgehammer),Ergenekon, Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) and Tawhid-Salam investigations. These operations shook public confidence in the legal system, and strengthened fears about the formation of a …
Erdoğan’s “New Turkey”: end of pragmatism?Open Democracy
After the electionsCihan News Agency
Voters in Turkey go to the polls in an election that could mark a fundamental change in Turkish politics and determine the fate of the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) seeks a two-third majority, or 367 seats, in order to give his office extraordinary powers without having to put the changes to a referendum
For the first time in his 13-year rule, the president must enter coalition talks or call new elections as Kurdish party scores a stunning success
Good looks and broad message have enabled the former lawyer Selahattin Demirtas to overcome Turkey’s notoriously high entry barrier for new parties
The leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a potent force in national politics after guiding his party past the notoriously tough 10% threshold to win dozens of seats in legislative elections.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suffers his biggest setback in 13 years, as voters reject his plans for extra presidential power
- EU says result shows strength of democracy in Turkey
- Turkey election: Kurdish Obama is the country’s bright new star
- Ruling party loses majority as pro-Kurdish HDP gains seats
- Turkish election – in pictures
Initial results from Sunday’s election reveal the Peoples’ Democratic party will take 80 of 550 seats
Polls close for #TurkeyElections. Our real-time vote-count results map will be here soon: http://t.co/ZK5ceIsra5 pic.twitter.com/CE6ldlGssF— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) June 7, 2015
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