Turkey: Erdogan touts "democratic maturity" of Turkey following AKP victory

M/S Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surrounded by supporters Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his Justice and Development Party's (AKP) victory in Sunday's general elections was a sign of Turkey's "democratic maturity" while talking to press in Ankara, Monday. The reinstated President said that the nation had chosen "stability", describing "the joy of people" on election night. The AKP secured an outright majority after losing its stronghold in June's elections, securing 317 seats. Several international observers have slammed the election's organisation, saying that violence, the security environment, arrests of opposition activists and a crackdown of press freedom had adversely affected the vote's end results.