Turkey held the expected presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. Preliminary results indicated that the decision in the presidential elections was postponed.
The ruling public alliance obtained a majority of parliament again, writes Huseyin Akkoyunlu. Despite the unprecedented polarization, heated election campaigns, and high turnout, the Turkish electoral process proceeded easily and without incident, says Akkayunlu, in an article for The National Interest. The article is based on the National Interest's analysis of the results of the elections.