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Inside Turkey Jan 8, 2026

THREE MPS JOIN AKP, SHIFTING PARLIAMENTARY BALANCE

Three lawmakers, who had resigned from their parties, joined the ruling AKP on Jan. 7, raising the party’s seat count to 275 and further shifting parliamentary arithmetic.

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