Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Turkey vote: Don't expect Erdogan power drive to end - CNN.com

Opinion: Turkey votes for change -- but don't expect Erdogan power drive to end

By Natalie Martin

Updated 1403 GMT (2103 HKT) June 9, 2015

(CNN)There was never any real doubt that the ruling Islamist AK Party would get the most votes in the Turkish parliamentary election of June 7, and so it has. But the shocking result is nevertheless a body blow to the ambitions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party.

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