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Historic Parliament Gains Could Transform Turkey's Political Landscape
Sunday's parliamentary elections mean big change in Turkey — good news for Kurds, secularists and other minorities; bad news for President Erdoğan, his drive for personal power and his Islamist political party. It also means new instability in a region awash in deadly violence.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenSunday's parliamentary elections mean big change in Turkey — good news for Kurds, secularists and other minorities; bad news for President Erdoğan, his drive for personal power and his Islamist political party. It also means new instability in a region awash in deadly violence.
Also, President Obama defends his Affordable Care Act ahead of the Supreme Court ruling. On today's Talking Point, the poetry of Jihad may help the West understand Islamic extremists.
Photo: Billboard of Turkish Presidential canditate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul. (Osman Orsal/VOA)
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