Turkey's political theater signals potential new parties

Ballots are seen under a stamp, with the word "yes", at a polling station in Ankara March 30, 2014. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan looks set to win Sunday's municipal elections that have become a crisis referendum on his 10-year rule as he tries to ward off graft allegations and stem a stream of damaging security leaks. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3J6TT

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The main opposition candidate in Turkey's presidential election, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu speaks after he cast his vote for Turkey's presidential election at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 10, 2014. Turks were voting in their first direct presidential election Sunday _ a watershed event in TurkeyÕs 91-year history, where the president was previously elected by Parliament. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the country's politics for the past decade, is the strong front-runn

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Turkey's political theater signals potential new parties

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