ozcan aker, a retired lawyer of 90, came out to vote for change. translation: in turkey currently there s - a dictatorial regime. i m voting to return to democracy. first of all, there is no justice. the president holds executive and legislative powers. this is the biggest mistake. tonight, packed victory celebrations outside the presidential palace of a thousand rooms. recep tayyip erdogan is newly emboldened. the opposition is badly bruised. and this strategic nation has chosen its path. with me is now is dr soner chaptie, director of the turkish research progamme at the washington institute for near east policy and author of the book a sultan in autumn: erdogan faces turkey s
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