Turkish Parliamentary Elections: The Fall of the “Electoral Caliphate”

The Party after Justice and Development The June 7 parliamentary elections in Turkey were a truly historic occasion, putting an end to speculation about whether President Recep Erdoğan would be able to gain absolute leadership over the country by amending the constitution. Alas, he could not and Turkey will remain a parliamentary republic for the foreseeable future. The conservative Turkish population made it clear that ...