Turkish voters reject Islamic rule, deal blow to nation's one-party rule

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Turkish president's party loses parliamentary majority, faces struggle to form government

ANKARA, Turkey – Voters dealt a stunning rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday and stalled the Muslim nation's march toward Islamist rule, stripping the powerful leader's AKP party of its parliamentary majority and ending 13 years of one-party rule/

The democratically-elected Erdogan, through posts as prime minister and presidents, has held office since 2003, and had in recent years begun an alarming crackdown on the media, dissidents and ethnic minorities in what observers feared was an effort to move the NATO nation and U.S. ally toward theocratic rule. In addition to announcing plans to expand the powers of his office, Erdogan had come under intense criticism for building a 1,000-room presidential palace, which was rumored to have gold-plated toilet seats.
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I figure this probably makes Turkey ISIS's next target.
 
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I believe that Turkey is still a member of NATO. An ISIS attack on them could require NATO to react.
 
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Billyd said:
I believe that Turkey is still a member of NATO. An ISIS attack on them could require NATO to react.
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Are you forgetting whose president? Never happen, not with him in office.
 
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