Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I didn't expect the AK Parti to lose in the elections. The big question in my mind was how much they would gain. The fact that they did not get over 50% of the votes and do not have enough votes in Parliament to act alone is a victory for Turkey and security for secularism. The AK Parti now needs to act responsibly and put forward a candidate for President that will receive the necessary votes to govern.

Keith

CONFUSED! I thought you worked for CNNTurk ...? They had great accurate coverage of the elections.

Ak Party can act on their own for all things except for changes to the Constitution. Out of 550 seats they have around 340. This is more than 50% needed for most laws. Need 2/3 for change to constitution and they dont have that.

See the other thread about election results that started last night, that seems a much more grown up discussion than this one, which has degenerated into a slanging match.

i believe that AKP administrators will act in a big responsbility,and they will do their bests for hugs each part of Turkish people,and they will never use this big political power in a wrong way for don't creat new crisis and caos..

I work for a very large Turkish engineering firm actually, not CNN.
Again, I don't think anyone expected AK Parti to lose its control of Parliament. So it was a matter if they would pick up seats. In fact, they lost 27 seats, so this is what I find encouraging.
The change in Constitutional Amendments are the items I feel were most important. They lost ground in their attempt to make these changes so this is why I feel comfortable with the outcome.

Keith

Thanks for the clarification ... your profile lists your home page as CNNTurk ...! Can I call on you if I have any engineering problems???

Even if we exclude constitutional changes, a government can ensure a whole raft of policies become law. Their vote increased the reduction in seats came from MHP crossing the barrage this time.

As foreigners we just have to hope for the best outcome for Turkey in all of this.

Could it be Orphan himself? Hmm, I wonder which city I might find the lad in. Oops, I meant man. See all of you Brits here, I'm now using "lad" in my speech.

Hi

I know this is a forum for learning Turkish, but can I teach you some more Brit-speak?

How about "bloke" - like a "lad", but a bit older!

Yesterday, I saw a show with Kathy Griffin a comedian who went to London to perform. She was given a list of words, she could not say in her act. When she asked some of the producers what they meant, they didn't know either. So, now I have learned a new word today "bloke".