It's tense in central Diyarbakir. Can't help but remember celebration by HDP supporters at this very spot 7 June. pic.twitter.com/DlqRg3EEJw
โ Ayla Albayrak (@aylushka_a) November 1, 2015
Sunday saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development party winning in the snap poll with the pro-Kurdish opposition falling close to the 10 percent threshold required to enter parliament.
Clash erupted bw police, Kurdish youth in central Diyarbakir after results show surprise upward shift in AKP votes. pic.twitter.com/Z1DqOeQdFQ
โ Ayla Albayrak (@aylushka_a) November 1, 2015
The snap parliamentary election was called in Turkey after the previous vote in June failed to produce a government.
Did anyone seriously think a 'fair and balances' election would occur? Why would Turkey be any different than, say, Britain?