MODERN-DAY SULTAN?
This handout photo taken and made available on November 2 shows Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) speaking to supporters after morning prayers at Eyup Sultan Mosque in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO
This handout photo taken and made available on November 2 shows Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) speaking to supporters after morning prayers at Eyup Sultan Mosque in Istanbul. AFP PHOTO
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party prepared Monday to form a single-party government after a stunning election win that strengthens the hand of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but drew sharp criticism from the White House and European election observers.