Outside observers find it difficult to understand why AK Party keeps winning.
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Jane Louise Kandur is a freelance translator and journalist. She writes for Daily Sabah, Al Jazeera and World Bulletin.
Outside observers find it difficult to understand why AK Party keeps winning.