Machine. Well tell you how some gadgets designed to help us could be doing the opposite instead. Polls have closed in turkey in the second general election in five months. The election is a challenge for the ak party for president erdogan. In june, it couldnt form a majority government, so the election comes amid growing security concerns, a wave of violence since june has left hundreds dead. We spoke to voters at a polling station in ankara. Once again, turks find themselves called upon to vote for their next government on the ballot paper, a plethora of different parties running as parliamentary elections. Now, turkey historically has a high turnout when it comes to elections, usually in the 80 or more. Even though these are the fourth time the turks take to the polls in less than two years to, there is no voter fatigue here. One of the reasons, because of the huge amount of importance placed on elections, also because of the percentage of young people that are eligible to vote. Lets
How machines threaten the job of white color workers in the United States. Vote counting is underway in turkeys second general election in five months and partial results coming in suggest the ruling party might be on track to regain the majority it lost in june. With more than 65 of the vote counted, president Erdogans Ak Party is on 51. 9 . Security is a key issue here with recent suicide bombings claiming hundreds of lives and conflict gripping the kurdish southeast of the country. There are four main parties competing in this election, the Ruling Ak Party took almost 41 in june. Its failure to find a Junior Coalition party led to this new election. If it again fails to get 550 seats in parliament, it will be forced back to the negotiating table with its two main rivals. That could be the c. H. P. Or m. H. P. Also in the running is the Pro Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party which denied the ak Party Majority in june when it secured the 10 needed to Enter Parliament as a party for the
Killing at least 15 people. Kenya looks to a little lump of coal that could involve two environmental problems at once. Hello, polls closed in turkey in the second general election in five months. The vote is a challenge for the ak party and president erdogan. It failed to win enough seats at the poll in june. At the time, it couldnt fortunately a majority government. This election comes amid growing security concerns, a wave of violence since june has left hundreds dead. We have correspondents covering the story across turkey. Bernard smith in the southeast kurdish city, istanbul and in the capital ankara. We begin with you, jamal. Polls closed here despite the fact that these are not only the second general elections in the space of five months, but the fourth time turks take to the polyin two years or less than two years. There isnt any sign of voter fatigue, in fact large voter turnout as is the norm in turkey. Among those flocking to the polling station are the young, 50 under the
Teenager. So the United Nations is calling for calm following turkeys downing of a russian fighter jet which crash ed in syria on tuesday here is what we know. Turkey says the jet entered its airspace for 17 seconds, though russia insists it was actually in syria carrying out airstrikes against isil near the border. But nato and the United States have packed up turkey saying it has a right to defend itself. Turkey, of course, is a nato member. Lets get more from the turkishsyrian board. What is happening there . Reporter kamal, the turkish government maintains the same line, basically it was a legitimate act. And that the russian fighter jet was straying in to the territory and it got 10 warnings, those warnings were ignored, therefore the russians the tur turks tk action, this is a statement that has been replicate ahead cross the chain of command. The military says the same thing, the Prime Minister says the same thing. And president earth juan says therdogan says thesame thing, ae t
Being associated with the paris attacks. Our top story so far today, the french president Francois Hollande is continuing his whirlwind mayor tonight to gain support against isil. Today he will meet the italian Prime Minister and then fly to moscow for talks with the russian president Vladimir Putin. Hes expected to try to win over the russians finding a political solution to syria and a larger International Coalition against isil which would include both the kremlin and the United States. While in britain the Prime Minister there, david cameron, hes due in Parliament Later on try to continue vinc convince pe more military and competing versions of what happened in turkey. The Turkish Military is insisting it downed the jet for crossing in to its territory but only after it had sent several warnings. However, the russians are denying this. There were two pilots flying the jet, one died and the other was rescued by the syrian army. This is his version of events. Translator there has bee