Turkey votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.
Turkey's election campaign ended on Saturday as people prepared to vote for a new Parliament that will face a host of challenges: a presidential election, violence by Kurdish rebels and a growing divide over the role of Islam in society.
Polls open in Turkey's general election, which is seen as a key test of the country's secular tradition.
Turkey warned Saturday that it could send troops into northern Iraq after Sunday's general elections if talks with Iraqi and US officials fail to produce effective measures against Kurdish rebels based there.
Turkey warned Saturday that it could send troops into northern Iraq if talks with Iraqi and US officials after Sunday's general elections fail to produce effective measures against Kurdish rebels based there.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turks began voting on Sunday in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.
Political and cultural chasms are large in Turkey, as Islamist and secular visions of the future vie for votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday.
ANKARA - Turkey votes today in a parliamentary election pitting the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party against nationalists who disagree strongly over the future path of the secular Muslim country.
Polling booths opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) in east Turkey. In the west, including Ankara and Istanbul, they open at 8 a.m.. Unofficial results are expected after 9 p.m. (1800 GMT). Some 43 million Turks out of a population of 74 million can vote.
Al Jazeera continues its series of reports on Turkey ahead of Sunday's general elections as Jonathan Gorvett takes a look at the role political satire has played in the election campaign.