Turkey: Erdogan presses for new constitution after failed coalition talks

By Global Post, 17 August 2015
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [photo credit: Independent Balkan News Agency]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [photo credit: Independent Balkan News Agency]
<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday defiantly vowed to renew his drive for a new presidency-based constitution, as Turkey heads to snap elections after the collapse of coalition talks.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">The results of the June 7 poll -- where Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority for the first time since coming to power in 2002 -- were widely seen as one of the worst blows of his political career.&nbsp;</span></p>
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