Election

[kevin3]

  Well tomorrows the big day and I just hope it passes off without violence and the people of Turkey

  don't end up with a Presidential Dictatorship. They deserve better, here's hoping.

[usedbustickets]

  and the people of Turkey don't end up with a Presidential Dictatorship. They deserve better, here's hoping.

Yes Kevin they do deserve better, but not whilst so many of them keep voting in large numbers for Reg.  Like it or not he presses all the right buttons for the pious, the poor and ignorant, the violent, and the corrupt.  And if this election result, as I expect, comes through much the same as June, then he'll simply step up all the nasty things he has done since June to ensure that all power goes to him and him alone.  Unless the opposition parties get together to form a government or some people in the AKP get some balls to face up to Reg ...... neither potential solution, unfortunately, is very likely at all.

[JohnF]

Power cuts in Istanbul and several towns in the east.  Tear gas and Polis violence in Kocaeli.

Why am I not surprised...

JF

[yabanci]

You missed this Good News story,
Bride Elif Bicer casting her vote in Ortaca before getting married in Fethiye later.

[Sleuth]

Early indications are indicating a  lamdslide victory  to Erdogan  :-(      So Turkey wikk now have its presidential  system and all that goes with it,,,,,,,,   as for tourism  ... zero bank interest rates ...  alchohol bans ...... and many more  issues  ... hold your breath  :-(

[Scunner]

Local TV stations report 53% AKP vote with 40% of votes in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34694420

[JohnF]

Early votes counted come in from the east, in a lot of those areas AKP are, and always have been, strong.  It's called the kettle, toaster, saucepans and couple of tons of coal effect.

Hopefully things will start to swing once the votes from the western areas are counted.

JF

[Scunner]

I do hope so

[JohnF]

The crunch figure is 330 seats.  Thats the number they need to change the constitution and the pious ******s at the Sabah are reporting them on 326 as it stands.

JF

[JohnF]

Prematurely as it would appear.  AKP now dropped 3 points to just over 50%, and 323 seats.

Hope yet...

JF