Turkey’s Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has regained its parliamentary majority, helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strengthen a hold on power that critics say has become increasingly authoritarian and divisive. Patrick Cockburn, The Independent’s Middle East correspondent, comments.

— Adapted from “Democracy Now!” by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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