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Turkey’s election results were a big surprise. What’s next?

Make no mistake: Turkey’s 76 million people, 86 percent of whom cast votes in the national parliamentary election Sunday, delivered a stunning rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Islamist who has dominated Turkish politics as prime minister and now…

Turkey general election: What’s at stake and why it matters

Turkey’s national parliamentary election on June 7th matters. The future direction of one of the Middle East’s strongest, most economically successful, most populous countries is at stake. While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s name is not on the ballot, this Sunday’s…