Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, riding a wave of support from the pious poor and newly emergent Muslim middle class, defeated its opponents to hold a majority of parliamentary seats, setting up a third term for Erdogan.

No pressing matter of state like the economy or foreign policy compelled Alayrettin Ayyaldiz to head to a polling station in his modest Istanbul neighborhood Sunday and cast his ballot for Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party. It was a vote of faith and emotion.

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