The elections are introducing new alignments into Turkish society but also reaffirming worrying poli
![Selahattin Demirtas's campaign has attracted Turkish leftist voters, writes Goksel [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20148713751709734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Is this an opportune moment for Eurasian powers to tackle the festering Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?
![The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the single leading hindrance to further integration of the South Caucasus with the West, writes Goksel [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201442275442158734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Despite strong subscription to AKP’s conservative agenda, there may be hope for women and LGBT rights in Turkey.
![Increasing women's participation in politics is seen as an important step in addressing gender-based inequality, violence and discrimination in Turkey, writes Goksel [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014436757171734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In a society still marked by deep gender inequalities, Erdogan’s rhetoric about women’s choices has real consequences.
