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Turkey election: Erdogan's AK Party seeks majority Turkey election: Erdogan's AK Party seeks majority
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Turks are going to the polls in parliamentary elections for the second time in five months.Turks are going to the polls in parliamentary elections for the second time in five months.
The AK Party, formed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, failed to retain its majority in June's poll.The AK Party, formed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, failed to retain its majority in June's poll.
Attempts to form a coalition government since then have proved unsuccessful. Subsequent attempts to form a coalition government proved unsuccessful.
Security is the key issue in the election after weeks of violence involving Kurdish militants and bomb attacks blamed on the Islamic State (IS) group.Security is the key issue in the election after weeks of violence involving Kurdish militants and bomb attacks blamed on the Islamic State (IS) group.
Mr Erdogan has promised a return to stability if his party wins a majority.Mr Erdogan has promised a return to stability if his party wins a majority.
"This election will be for continuity of stability and trust," he said after praying at a new mosque in Istanbul on Saturday. He vowed to respect the result."This election will be for continuity of stability and trust," he said after praying at a new mosque in Istanbul on Saturday. He vowed to respect the result.
But his opponents warn that an outright victory would fuel what they see as his increasingly authoritarian tendencies. But his opponents warn that an outright victory would encourage what they see as his increasingly authoritarian tendencies.
More on Turkey's crucial vote:More on Turkey's crucial vote:
If the AK Party again fails to secure a single-party majority in the 550-seat parliament, it may be forced back to the negotiating table with either the country's main secularist CHP opposition or the nationalist MHP.If the AK Party again fails to secure a single-party majority in the 550-seat parliament, it may be forced back to the negotiating table with either the country's main secularist CHP opposition or the nationalist MHP.
At June's election, Mr Erdogan sought a two-thirds majority to turn Turkey into a presidential republic, but his Islamist-rooted AK Party fell short.At June's election, Mr Erdogan sought a two-thirds majority to turn Turkey into a presidential republic, but his Islamist-rooted AK Party fell short.
The pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) upset his ambitions by crossing the 10% threshold, securing seats in parliament for the first time.The pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) upset his ambitions by crossing the 10% threshold, securing seats in parliament for the first time.
At the scene: Gavin Hewitt, BBC News, Istanbul
President Erdogan's motorcade drove into the courtyard of a school this morning to vote in a Turkey's second election this year. A small crowd of supporters clapped and cheered him. Some chanted 'stand firm. This nation is with you.'
Whilst he was voting his officials handed boxes of toy cars to the children. To his supporters he and the Justice and Development party he founded stand for stability in a period of increasing violence. Turkey has become a much more polarised society. His opponents accuse him of trampling on human rights and reducing press freedom.
This election will determine whether President Erdogan's party will regain its overall majority or whether it will be forced into a coalition. For European leaders - facing a migrant crisis - Turkey is the pivotal country if numbers of refugees are to be reduced.
In July, a ceasefire between the Turkish army and militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) collapsed after a suicide bombing by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants near the border with Syria, which killed more than 30 Kurds.In July, a ceasefire between the Turkish army and militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) collapsed after a suicide bombing by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants near the border with Syria, which killed more than 30 Kurds.
Turkey then suffered its worst terror attack when more than 100 people were killed after a peace rally attended by mainly left-wing demonstrators was attacked by two suicide bombers. The government said they were linked to IS. Turkey then suffered its deadliest attack in its modern history when more than 100 people were killed after a peace rally attended by mainly left-wing demonstrators was targeted by two suicide bombers. The government said they were linked to IS.
Critics have accused Mr Erdogan of renewing violence to curb support for the HDP - something the government denies.Critics have accused Mr Erdogan of renewing violence to curb support for the HDP - something the government denies.
The HDP's leader Selahattin Demirtas said on Saturday that some of his party's officials had been taken into custody, and questioned whether the election would be fair.The HDP's leader Selahattin Demirtas said on Saturday that some of his party's officials had been taken into custody, and questioned whether the election would be fair.
"We took the dictator down despite everything, and tomorrow we will show him how strong the power of the people is despite his impositions," he said."We took the dictator down despite everything, and tomorrow we will show him how strong the power of the people is despite his impositions," he said.
However, analysts say Sunday's vote is unlikely to resolve the deep divisions in Turkish society.However, analysts say Sunday's vote is unlikely to resolve the deep divisions in Turkish society.
Polls close at 14:00 GMT. There is a ban on reporting results before 18:00 GMT, but authorities often lift it before that time.