"Get ready for a completely transformed Turkey
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Mehmet Ali Birand
Even the Justice and Development Party (AKP) hadn't expected to get 46.6% of the votes. Everybody was shocked. The real meaning of this result wasn't realized until later. In the speech he made the night of the elections, the PM even stressed that “he would embrace everyone, including those who had concerns and would opt for reconciliatory policies.” Most probably, even he had been caught by surprise."
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