Historic Parliament Gains Could Transform Turkey's Political Landscape

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Historic Parliament Gains Could Transform Turkey's Political Landscape

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Published on Jun 9, 2015, 11:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:51:45

Episode Description

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.

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