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In Turkey,a tumultuous year has produced some of the worst terrorist attack in the country's history, a continuous flow of refugees from Syria, or an increasingly fragile economy. With the persistence of a power-hungry president,Turkish citizens headed to the polls on Sunday, hoping to gain some clarity on the country's now uncertain future.
The AKP—the Justice and Development Party led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan—called for snap elections after losing its majority in parliament back in June. Over the weekend, and the AKP garnered 49 percent of the vote to secure 317 seats of Turkey's 550-member parliament.
What does it mean for the future of the country? Soner Cagaptay,director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, weighs in.
What you'll learn from this segment:How these election results may change Turkey's future.
How crackdowns on media coverage may fill influenced the election outcomes.
How people in Turkey are reacting to these results.
Source: wnyc.org