BBC News | In pictures: Turkish election, Introduction

Introduction

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a second five-year term after his AK Party boosted its share of the vote.

But the Islamist-rooted AKP lost many seats in parliament after a breakthrough by the right-wing Nationalist Action Party (MHP) party.

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford spoke to Turkish voters about the polls.


In pictures: Turkish election

	Introduction Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a second five-year term after his AK Party boosted its share of the vote. But the Islamist-rooted AKP lost many seats in parliament after a breakthrough by the right-wing Nationalist Action Party (MHP) party. The BBC's Sarah Rainsford spoke to Turkish voters about the polls.