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Challenges for Turkey's new system of governance

Turkey's new parliament starts work next month. The biggest party in parliament is the AK Party, the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But it does not have an outright majority. However, the AK Party-MHP alliance does have a working majority.

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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate his win in the presidential election, Istanbul, Turkey, June 24, 2018.

After historic elections, Turkey is getting ready to change to a new system of governance. While Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the presidential race, his AK Party lost its outright majority in parliament and will work in an alliance with the MHP in the legislative chamber. TRT World's Hasan Abdullah takes a look at the new system and what may lie ahead.