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A political upset in Turkey means more uncertainty in the Middle East.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Turkish voters gave President Erdogan a double slap in the face,

the loss of his party's parliamentary majority, and curbs on his drive for more personal power.

The conservative leader now faces a deadline to form a ruling coalition while Kurds, Christians,

and gays won new roles in government.

But what liberals call a win for democracy has led to drops in economic indicators, and

political instability seems likely.

What will that mean for the U.S.?

Turkey's other NATO allies and the fight against ISIS?

Today's talking point, the poetry of jihad, may help the West to better understand Islamic extremists.

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Hello again, Mormon Al-Nay, back with To the Poit. Sunday's parliamentary

elections will mean big change in Turkey, good news for Kurds, secularists, and other minorities,

bad news for President Erdogan, his drive for personal power, and his Islamist political party.

It also means new instability in a region awash in deadly violence.

Today's talking point, poetry is as old as the Arab language and its cultures.

It's now being updated as a tool for Islamic state propaganda.

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