"Critical junction: Turkey's June 12 general elections
By Mehmed Sabri Akgönül
Some problems have still not been resolved, including Cyprus policy,
The Turkish public, regardless of political affiliation, believes the June 12 parliamentary elections are vastly different than previous elections. The relative impact of economic growth provided by Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been an undisputed power in the last two governments, and the foreign policies it has followed, have shown their impact throughout the region. The relative economic prosperity in Turkey, along with new capital and an empowered middle class, seem to have weakened the traditional and powerful ruling elites, including the army, the judiciary and the administrative bureaucracy. The constitutional amendments, accepted with margin of 58 percent on September 12, 2010, have registered that change. "
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