Supporters of the Republican People's Party, or CHP, wave Turkish flags during a "Republic and Democracy Rally" at Taksim square in central Istanbul, on July 24, 2016. Petros Karadjias/AP Photo
NATO member Turkey has walked a fine line between the West and Vladimir Putin’s Russia under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP).
But that may change after May 14, when Turkey holds crucial elections that could spell the end of the party’s two decades in power.
