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The 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey - A Turkish Spring?

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posted on 2024-11-02, 00:47 authored by Sedat Mulayim
The results of the Turkish election of June 2015 were not what President Erdogan had sought. The party he controls did not get the number of seats needed for constitutional changes or even a majority in parliament. Support for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) declined as the economy faltered and corruption increased unchecked. Erdogan and his government had become increasingly repressive, censoring the media and arresting dissenters. Risky foreign policy was causing concern. The Kurdish backed Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) gained support from progressive voters and crossed the ten per cent threshold thus being able to win eighty parliamentary seats. Erdogan is expected to call another election rather than rely on a coalition.

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Social Alternatives

Volume

34

Issue

3

Start page

41

End page

45

Total pages

5

Publisher

Social Alternatives

Place published

Australia

Language

English

Former Identifier

2006061200

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2016-04-21

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