oh, man. [ speaking turkish ] [ speaking turkish ] this is istanbul fast food, huh? now, this is what kind of fish? fresh mackerel. steves: from near the galata bridge, it's easy to hop a tour boat for a relaxing sail up the bosphorus and a chance to see the city from the water, with europe on one side and asia on the other. you'll pass massive cruise ships which pour thousands of tourists into the city for a frantic day of sightseeing and shopping. the boat passes homes of wealthy locals who can afford some of the priciest real estate in turkey -- bosphorus waterfront. the dramatic bosphorus bridge was the first bridge ever to span o continents. and the rumeli fortress was built by the ottomans the year before they conquered the city of constantinople. tour boats share the bosphorus with plenty of commercial traffic. the narrow and strategic strait is a bottle neck busy with freighters, including lots of ukrainian and russian ships, since this is the only route from ports on the black sea out to the mediterranean. for more crowds and urban energy, you can join the m

we go to istanbul, bernard smith with the kurdish h.d.p. but first to jamal outside the headquarters offered's ak party in anningara, preliminary results suggesting that the party might lose the majority in the parliament. what is the mood like among officials and supporters. >> well let's start with the supporters. and what was a sombre mood half an hour ago, the last time i spoke to our viewers, turned into a more lively one. i'll stand out of the shot and allow the camera to pan across. we are not sure what they are booing at. maybe the h.d.p. leaders may be getting ready to speak. there are television screens hoisted out here. maybe that is why they are. however, it's - offer the past half hour there's a steady flow of supporters that are feeling the square here. inside the building the mood is defensive, but it seems a bit resilient. it is sombre. it's important to note that while all indications are that the ak party will use their majority there's double that of the second largest party, the chb. it looks like the ak party will have

in 1994 he became the mayor of istanbul. then in 1999 he spent four months in prison for inciting religious hatred. his crime was to have publicly reciting a poem with islamic overturns. our domes are our helmets and our mosques are our bearcats. he chose to take a resolutely conservative line when he founded his party in 2001. one year later, the a.k.p. took power. >> in turkey starting from today, nothing will be like it was before. >> the rise of the a.k.p. coincided with an economic boom in turkey, and the party proved to be a consistent election winner. however, complaints over his authoritarian streak grew louder. a tight reign was being held over the press and social media sites. some were shut down. he was given the dubious nickname of the sultan. the turkish president denied he was a dictator. >> i don't think it is fair to talk of dictatorship. it shows a lack of respect towards our country a lack of respect towards me even. >> erdogan was elected in the first round of elections in 2014. his party had grown used to

we have this report from istanbul.anbul. >> reporter: for the first time in many years, turk irk's opposition is -- turkish's opposition is trying to change their image. the main opposition csp, is focussing on the economy, so is the national opposition part yes, the national movement or nhp. for both the issues of secularism religion and nationalism is not the top priority. chp has been holing rallies like this -- holding ralies like this across turkey promising to improve people's lives and increasing the minimum wage. >> i don't know how the leader of the chp got it right. he's promising more money to us. >>> the general of the chp has been touring the streets of istanbul meeting and greeting potential voters. he says his party's campaign will resonate a voter. unemployment is as high as 6.5 million. it 10 million retired people are struggling to resign. 43 million are in death, what kind of economic picture does this present. >> the opposition message could appeal to voters winning an election is unlikely. the ruli

al jazeera, istanbul. >>> the u.s.is pushing to restore the bulk collection of phone records of americans. the law that previously allowed for mass surveillance by the national security agency expired on monday. and how lawmakers working to enact a new law to renew the program with only minor changes and kimberly reports. >> reporter: for the first time in a long time people making telephone calls in the university exercised a constitutionally protected right their government has denied them, the right to privacy. that's because controversial provisions of the patriot act that allowed for the nsa's bulk collection of phone records of private citizens expired and majority of lawmakers in the u.s. senate want that to change. >> we know what happens when we get a trove of technology in our hands that we know gives us the ability to see whether it was tied to somebody whether we knew about them or didn't. >> reporter: so the senate is looking to pass new legislation already pushed through the house of representatives, know

first, let's cross over to a polling station in istanbul. omar those polls closed in the last hours how did the voting go today? talk us through the counts that are going on now. >> the vote went very smoothly. where i am, this polling station behind me had over 6,000 registered voters nearly 80% showed up, apparently. we spoke to a number of observers affiliated to political parties and they say overall turnout they expect in all of turkey could be higher than 80%. turkey is going to have one of the highest voter turnouts in the world. counting has started. it's very interesting. i went there, i was invited and so was any citizen of this country. there are representatives of the old political party there. after they finish counting in the polling station the ballot boxes will be taking with escort of the police to the main gathering center in istanbul, where they will from there put it in computers connected to the main election center, based in ankara. there are aren't 10 million people voting in istanbul and as this is a big counting proc

we'll go to istanbul. how difficult will it be for anyone to form a stable government after this? >> it's going to be very difficult and very tough and i think it means that they won't be able to pass any laws in parliament because parliament is also has the other political parties represented in big numbers. the ruling ak party they said there is no room for the ruling ak party in this coalition. this is going to be a tough for the opposition as well because each and every party of the opposition have different ideologies that clash with each other. and if they do agree that means they might lose their power base and their support. >> what is the impact going to be on turkey? >> i think it's going to be very big because turkey has been stable for the last 12 years under the ak parties. that brought a lot of investment and foreign cash. we've seen today that stock market has fallen. we saw the lira de deevaluating even further and they are remembering the days of the 1990s where the coalition government were squabbling with each other and the country was about to bankrupt before t

neutrogena®. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> police in istanbuls and pell lots at the crowd at a gay pride parade. two people were hurt. minutes later the rally got going again a few blocks away. >>> the scene was different in the pride parade in san francisco. hundreds took to the streets to celebrate following the supreme court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. organizers say it was the laencht gathering in 45 years. and the white house was colored in rainbow. wendy gillette was there. >> reporter: the cheering was louder. the drumming and dancing more joyful as an estimated 2 million people celebrated the supreme court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage. >> everyone is really happy and excited. you can sense a difference in -- more excitement. >> reporter: the wet pavement reflected the sea of rainbow flags it's just the fact that i can may my partner an i can live anywhere and no one can tell me that that's wrong. >> reporter: actor ian mckellum served as the grand marshal. >> it's all the right movement in the right direction. i t

we are seeing a slight recovery in istanbul, with the bist up.'s get you to the latest on the greek debt saga. the european commission has confirmed it has received a new proposal on fiscal targets and debt relief from essence -- from athens. alexis tsipras said a deal would be possible if creditors dropped demands linked to pension cuts. on monday, youngest verify case -- yanez very fact this said it is time to stop when the finger and called on the german chancellor to visit its country -- to visit the country and bring it some hope. >> hope does not have to be technical. it would something mark a sea change, a break with a fast -- with the past five years, new loans on unsustainable debt, punitive austerity that diminishes our incomes. who should deliver the speech of hope? i think it should be the german chancellor. [applause] >> let's look at some of the other stories making headlines. the french government has launched its latest efforts to combat high unemployment. the prime minister says small enterprises will receive a cash incentive of

joining us via skype, our correspondent in istanbul. let's deal with the tension in the east of the country first. what's the latest on the clashes barry? >> we understand the situation has called down after a day of very ugly events. ultranationalist protesters trying to break up a kurdish rally, but earlier in the day, a kurdish bus was attacked in the city by nationalists and was set on fire. the driver was injured. how seriously remains unknown, but on winds tonight another campaign bus of a pro-kurdish party was attacked. the driver was found shot head in the bus little with bullets and that all of the speech by the president in the same province where he bitterly attacked the pro-kurdish party accusing it of being a party of sedition. anchor: what effect is all that is having on the process of reconciliation with turkey's kurds? dorian: everything is being put on hold here. although it has to be said that the level of language is being used and also, there's mounting violence, being blamed on the president, which they say is incit

we have this update from istanbul. >> reporter: this is a crucial election not just for the justice and development party, but the entire nation. at the heart of the election is the issue of changing the constitution, the ruling development and justice party declared an intention of changing turkey's parliamentary democracy into an executive presidency, in order to do that they need to win 330 seats in the 550 parliament. if they get that number, they'll be able to call for a referendum for the people to vote and choose if they approve the new constitution, if they won two-thirds of those seats in parliament, then they'll be able to change the constitution right away. now, if that happens, the opposition says turkey is shifting towards a dictatorship. the ruling ak party argues that the current constitution was written under a military coup in 1982, and turkey deserves a better civilian constitution in modern turkey. >> a professor of political science in istanbul says that polls show that turks are not in favour of a system where there are no checks or balances on the president. >> wel

food as contribution in the fight against the ruthless construction plans in their home city of istanbul. >> we want to support the protesters and the children's home. the people are there for us, so we should at least provide them with food. reporter: hundreds of people have occupied the grounds. for decades it was a holiday home for the armenian community. in the 70's turkey seized the area and later sold it. now the armenians wanted back and have the support of thousands of muslims. >> fighting is another important step. i support the armenians. reporter: for the armenians who survived the genocide a hundred years ago, this holiday home was especially important. it's where their children learned like armenian language and that christianity -- and christianity. >> i remember i used to stand on tiptoes. it was so high for me. reporter: bulldozers came three weeks ago to tear the building down. and investor wants to build luxury villas here. a telephone chain of -- chain alerted the activists. they stopped the work by positioning themselves in front of the diggers. >> i thought my god, i

same-sex marriage but a different breaks out between police and marchers at a gay pride parade in istanbule the lovin' this summer at mcdonald's with the double combo for just $2.50. ♪ [ jennifer garner ] why can't powerful sunscreen feel great on your skin? actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer®. nothing out performs it. nothing feels cleaner. its helioplex formula provides unbeatable uva uvb protection to help prevent early skin aging and skin cancer. and while other sunscreens can leave a greasy layer neutrogena® ultra sheer® feels clean and dry. you won't believe you're wearing such powerful sun protection. it's the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. of striking. just ahead... when a walkout could happen in the bay area's largest county. the manhunt is over. the latest on a prison escapee... who was shot and captured. and what went wrong, when a space-x rocket blew up... minutes after liftoff. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's monday >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> police in istanbul

economy has been their main success but for many it is causing concern and we have more now from istanbulorter: the producers fresh and abun -- abundant and this is on everybody's mind. >> translator: i can't make ends meet and i have a pension of $500 a month. >> we are happy because prices are not increasing everyday. >> reporter: came to power in 2009, since then turkey enjoyed strong growth, development and renewed prosperity for many and projects were the hallmark and building more roads and fast trains and airports including this one built on a manmade island and the economy grew and massive infrastructure plans lured foreign investors and turkey growth domestic realed $822 billion in 2013 and annual income for person tripled since 2002 to almost $11,000 but new indicators are raising concerns. this is the first time in many years that annual growth rates have fallen and unemployment figures have risen compared to previous election years and the main opposition parties are trying to seize the opportunity. statistics from the turkish government and international bodies say last year'

we have the latest from istanbul next. twitter question of the day have turkish markets been oversold? you can tweet us. we are back in just a couple minutes. ♪ with xfinity from comcast you can manage your account anytime, anywhere on any device. just sign into my account to pay bills manage service appointments and find answers to your questions. you can even check your connection status on your phone. now it's easier than ever to manage your account. get started at xfinity.com/myaccount just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. manus: welcome back to "the pulse" live from bloomberg's european headqua

now a report from istanbul. >> reporter: the produce is fresh and abundant at this market.th its price tag. the cost of living is on everybody's mind in the run up to polling day. >> translator: we can't make end meet i have two children on a pension of around 500 u.s. dollars a month. >> we are happy with our income at least prices are not increasing every day. >> reporter: the ruling justice and development party came to power in 2002. since then turkey has enjoyed strong growth, development and renewed prosperity for many. major infrastructure projects became the act party's hallmark, building more roads fast trained and airports including this one build on a man-made island. big construction projects projects and multiplying the economy. turkey's gross domestic product reached $822 billion in 2013. annual income per person has tripled since 2002 to almost $11,000. but new indicators are raising concerns. it is the first time in many years that annual growth rates have fallen and unemployment figures have risen compared to previous election years. and the main opposition

bernard smith in istanbul there. >>> hundreds of syrian refugees have crossed the board never to turkey's the first time crossings between syria and its northern neighbor have been open since the ninth 9th of march. they said it was closed for security purposes. there was speculation the crossings would be reopened after the turkish election. >>> france's foreign minister says france won't sign off on a nuclear agreement with island until inspection -- iran until inning specses of the sites are included in the deal. the a target date is set of june 30th for the deal to be reached. if it is iran will restrain its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. >>> still to come here on the program. >> reporter: i an andrew thomas near bangkok on why thailand's irving industry face a crisis. a ban on its exports unless it can do more to tackle illegal fishing and stop slave labor at sea. with xfinity from comcast you can manage your account anytime, anywhere on any device. just sign into my account to pay bills manage service appointments and find answers to your q

look at these latest pictures from istanbul. those are the latest pictures we have coming to us on the line from the scene as photo journalist joins us. can you tell us what you see? >> the march was supposed to begin at 5:00. about 4:45, the police started pushing everybody down the street in the neighborhood. we are all here at the moment, unable to draw back and unable to go to the planned route of the march. >> do we know how the police have broken up the march? >> no, there is no official -- no shots from policing. the only official thing i've heard is it's been banned, the government said due to ramadan. it just happened. that's the latest i've heard. there is a big sense of confusion here. >> what's been the reaction of those people that are out? what do they say they will do? >> in general people are trying to get back to faction and wondering, you know, what to do exactly, but people are just very confused, because i've been here 34 years and been to the pride march four consecutive years and there's never been problems

omar, al jazerra istanbul. >>> a 12 hour curfew is in place in nigeria. that's after a bomb exploded at a busy cattle market, killing at least 50 people. there has been no claim of responsibility. but there have been repeated attacks in northeast nigeria by the armed group boko haram. >>> the democratic republic of congo at least five soldiers have been killed in the eastern city. gunmen raided an army dope monday night. three of the attackers were killed and 10 others capture. it's believed a local rebel group was behind that assault. >>> in south africa, a memorial has been held off cape town to remember hundreds of slaves who died when they were ship sank more than 200 years ago. the wreckage pass discovered by a group of archeologists more than 400 africans pair i should in 1794 when the portuguese vessel went down in bad weather. some artifact from the ship will be part after museum exhibit. >>> a report in to canada's former policy of forcibly separating indigenous children from their family has has brands branded action cultural genocide. the last

joining me now via skype from istanbul is the wall street journal's margherita stancati. >> what sort of support is iran delivering to the taliban in afghanistan? >> many different types of support. it started gradual, mostly just through financing but over the years it has expanded to include equipment such as weapons and ammunition. and now more recently also ting and recruitment of the taliban fighters. >> sreenivasan: so what is iran's interest in supporting the taliban in afghanistan? >> well, iran wants to be relevant in afghanistan in general and afghanistan's future looking more uncertain now than it has for a long time it wouldn't be able to have the influence of all key actors and that now includes the taliban. >> and they're involved in several other parts in this fight against sear gra. i mean they're supporting all kinds actors in different places. yeah. they pursue a very activist foreign policy in the region. you know, it's not the fires time they have recruited afghan fighters. they have also recruited afghans fighting syriaith the region but this is a different focus

success but for many the current economic slow down is causing concern and we have more now from istanbulucers fresh of this market each with its price tag, the cost of living is on everybody's mind in the run up to polling day. >> translator: we can't make ends meet of a pension of $500 u.s. dollars a month. >> we are happy with income and at least prices are not increasing everyday. >> reporter: party came to power in 2002 and since then turkey had strong growth and development and prosperity for many and this was the party's hallmark and bidding more roads and fast trains and airports and this was built on a manmade island and construction projects and multiplying and economy grew and infrastructure plans lured foreign investors and domestic product reached $822 billion in 2013 and annual income for a person trickled since 2002 to almost $11,000. and now indicators are raising concerns. it's the first time in many years that annual rates have fallen and unemployment figures have risen compared to previous election years and the main opposition parties are trying to seize the opportunit

arwa damon, cnn, istanbul. >>> a very different reaction from gay provide events in the united states launches an investigation after one of its rockets bursts into flames. the details straight ahead. ow, when i started my business, a lot of people didn't believe in me. but things took off when i got a domain and built my website all at godaddy. now i can tell the doubters to stick it. hey, honey. stick it! stick it! stick it! nana? hi... stick it! can you give your mommy a message for me? stick it! get a domain website and email starting at $1/month all at godaddy. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and increase your risk of infections. some serious infections require hospitalization. before starting stelara® your doctor should test for tuberculosis. stelara® may increase your risk of cancer. always tell y

. >> let's talk to omar now because he is at the main chp headquarters in istanbul.e've been hear from the hdp. they said that this puts an end to the system in turkey. they said they don't want to be in coalition with the ak participate. this is not the result that the chp was hoping for but what are you hearing from party officials over there? >> well, they're able to form a single party government. they are very optimistic that if all of the parties in turkey keep their promises they made during which they say they will not join the ruling act party for any coalition it will be the chp who will be able to form that because the first party couldn't form a government. i think it's a wild chance for them but it is a possibility. so they are putting a result on that in this regard. in terms of their own result, they really didn't do that in the last election. they want more or less 25% of the general vote. >> so they didn't do as well as they were hoping for omar. why was that? why was the chp not able to really capitalize the discontent with the ruling party and prod

we have the same approach >>> to bernard smith, live in istanbul, and, bernard, what has he been saying about turkey's future after the elections. >> well this is the first time we have herd from president recep tayyip erdogan, who kept a low profile since the a.k. party lost the majority. he used the speech to remind the audience and the viewers not to allow the political situation to threaten gains made in the previous 12 years, referring to the previous 12 years in which he was prime minister and the gains he was referring to where improvements to infrastructure democracy, and international relations. he was calling on all the parties involved in the negotiations to remain calm. he didn't want a political party to cause a crisis. even to remind his audience of what the change in his leadership in the last 12 years saying he didn't want those jeopardised in any way. >> what is recep tayyip erdogan's role now that the a.k. party is seeking to form a coalition. >> well, the prime minister said that he wants a coalition. that is his ambition and erd wan can be a facilitator between the p

elliott gotkine is in istanbul. what happens next for president erdpogan?a couple of presidential sounding statements saying that the situation we are in right now in turkey should be assessed in a healthy and realistic matter by all political parties. we have some comments from the opposition party saying they will not go into the coalition government with the ruling party. the most likely scenario is a minority governor ♪ment, that they would not cause the government to fall. a coalition government with the nationalist mhp is the most likely scenario. brendan: your shot speaks for itself. i did not feel i needed to comment on how beautiful it was. but if they rule as a minority party, they will take it issue by issue. what do the issues look like? elliott: i suppose right now you have quite a divided electorate. there are clearly a number of economic performers that need to take place. the economy was already slowing before these elections. there is hope that perhaps now president erdogan's powerbase is weakened at some point. he was publicly harangued an

arwa damon is live in istanbul.al election, the president hoping to secure a big enough majority to turn the country into a presidential republic. what are his chances at achieving that and what could it mean for the country? >> well, that is why today is so critical. because that is going to determine exactly how much power the akp, the justice and ruling party, does end up having. you mentioned 330 seats. if they are able to achieve that number, this would mean that they can make constitutional changes, rather, they can put constitutional changes to a referendum without needing support from other parties. now, interestingly, voter turnout in turkey is pretty high, at around an average of 82%. we've been seeing a regular flow of people coming through. one of the things that analysts are saying is that some people might choose to vote for the kurdish party, the hdp. not necessarily because they subscribe to the hdp's ideology or their long-term overarching aims and goals, but because they are that concerned about ak

this report from istanbul. >> on the election captain trail in istanbul, this woman is trying to broaden the hde. one is to have women make up 50% of the party's candidates. another tacktic it to reach out to poorer workers. >> translation: those with kids are concerned about providing for their children. >> reporter: hdp leader is taking a huge gamble with this election. his party must win 10% of the vote to get representation in parliament. in previous elections candidates ran as independence. their share of the vote was never more than 7%. if the hdp wants to advance a stalled kurdish protest, it needs more influence in apparent. >> reporter: with the decision to run as a party in this elections, the hdp forced many turkish workers to realise that the kurdish issue, and their own lives are intimately corrected. so now they will have to - they have to pay more attention to the kurdish issue, and decide how to cast their votes. >> for more than 30 years, the turkish state fought armed kurdish separatists. 40,000 were killed. many ethnic turks regard turkish political leaders with suspic

. >> reporter: istanbul gives the children a sense of normality but that is short lived. >> then we comeded to come in a small boat for 20 person in one boat. >> reporter: now safe he has become a link between the migrants an the greeks here. his kindness hasn't made him lose sight of what he wants, asylum in sweden but he's so hardened by the life he's lived the truth no longer hurts. >> at least 14 year hours i must go buy food. >> when my son calls father, where's my motorcycle, i have no answer for him. on holiday. i lie. >> a life on the move a refugee three times over. a future uncertain. cnn. >>> all right. we want to get to louisiana now where there's a state of emergency because as the image a's around us may suggest, hundreds of homes are under water. >> the red river reached the highest level in over 70 years i'm joined by derek vandam, people are trying to save their homes. >> it is terrifying to see the images and ariels out of this area. this isn't as worse as it has got in the past a. in fact 1849 it was nine feet higher than what we see now. a serious event and this is co

al jazeera istanbul. >> now the greeks are struggling to get their creditor to say agree to repayment terms. they say the people they owe money to just aren't listening. let's go to john in athens. what specifically are the greeks angry about and what are they planning to do about it? >> well, the greek government is angry about the fact that it's been faced with proposals which it says predate the four months of talks that have now been going on since it was elected. it says that after it proposed certain things, its creditors came back with things that date back to the standing austerity agreement throughout the more nuanced governments agreed upon were worked out in the foregoing four months, so it's particularly upset about that and made more details public about what it's proposing. it's proposing chiefly on spending no more than about $7 billion in the next three years on repayments of debt. the reason is it wants to hold back as much money in the economy as it can in order to reinvest in growth and jobs. creditors on the other hand are demanding at least three times that. they

. >>> gay pride parades took place, but in turkey, police broke up a parade in istanbul. muslim holy month of ramadan. arwa damon has the details. >> reporter: no one expected it to be this way. it's unclear why this year the riot police are pushing people back. riot police not firing just water canons, but also rubber pellets, tear gas and pepper spray. >> it's not a crime! come on! >> silence, shut up! shut up! shut up! this is turkish problem. i don't fight. >> reporter: and that clearly is one of the key issue that the lgbt community and activists are still facing. they may have won a very significant victory in the united states, but in so many other countries, there is still such a battle ahead of them. >> all right, we are at the stage of please don't kill us. you know, we don't discuss equal marriage or, or employment rights or whatever, you know, we are just demanding our basic human rights. >> reporter: many believe this is a political rae action and not just about the el gee blt community. president erdogan's party did not fare as well as expected in this month

and erdewan is hoping the party will win seats to press for constitution change and we report from istanbuleporter: prime minister on the campaign trail for weeks meeting voters across turkey in the run up to what many expect to be significant elections. his party the akp is widely predicted to win but the question is by how much. the past two years have been tough on the akp and economy has hit some road bumps and accused of antidemocratic practices and have been allegations of corruption. most of that criticism though has been directed at erdewan the former prime minister elected president last summer allowing for him to take office. this is the first time in ten years the act party will be contesting general elections without erdewan. the man main main is the country foreign minister and current pm. the party is hoping that a win in this election will prove that people vote for them based on their policies and not based on personalities. we caught up with him on his campaign bus to find out what the main challenges he believes his party faces. >> there are many expectations for people be

. >>> covering the election in istanbul this has been seen as the personal test for the popularity of erdogan isn't it? why? >> simply because erdogan is calling for a new system to govern this country. they want to win this clear intention of changing the constitution and changing turkey from a parliament parliamentarian government. this is a crucial point for this country because the opposition says that if the ruling party manages to get enough votes needed then there is a shift and tendency to turn it into a dictatorship. the ruling party said that the other side of the argument, if you will, said that it will make turkey stronger since erdogan was the first president to be directly elected in a popular vote. >> explain some of that for us. >> yes if depends on the people's democratic party and how much of the vote they will get. meaning they need to surpass the 10%. because in kurdish areas the party always got the number of kurdish votes in those areas. if the kurds wins, and the ruling act party will get less votes. basically there are 500 and 50 parliament seats. the party nee

the starting point is istanbul >>> on may 25th, two weeks before the election president recep tayyip erdogan went after the "new york times". over an editorial entitled "dark clouds over turkey", he said the paper was meddling in turkey's affairs, referring to the brute manipulation of the process. his long history of intimidation and coopting the media and how the president is hostel to truth telling tuckey has 17 channel, and recep tayyip erdogan has taken issue with many of them. on this occasion, when he said the times overstepped limits of freedom, he chose a different target, a strategic one. >> translation: recep tayyip erdogan's strategy is to create enemies, and uses enmity through the united states, via the "new york times", to create it feeling of a leader standing up to the world. whereas we know very well that he came to power with u.s. support, and with the enormous credit given to him by the american press, of which the "new york times" is a part. now he is trying to make us forget that. >> translation: the "new york times" went too far by describing recep tayyip erdog

our senior international correspondent arwa damon is in istanbul. >> wolf these parliamentary electionse most definitely bringing with them a period of historic change. one that is going to be fraught with political challenges and possibly even a very protracted period of political and instability as the various parties attempt to form some sort of coalition and that is going to be of concern if it does end up impacting turkey's stability. turkey has, of course been an at times difficult but key ally to the united states. at times taking significant measures to try to stop the flow of foreign fighters through turkey on to the battlefield in both syria and iraq. it is fairly accepted that those measures will continue to be implemented. national security is everybody's utmost priority. but what sort of specific role the next government will be willing to play what sort of direct actions, military or otherwise, they will be willing to take all of those are unknown factors at this stage that is causing some concerns especially given the type of enemy isis is wolf. >> arwa damon in istanbul

omar al saleh has more from istanbul. >> i think turkey is set to face political uncertainty for days now. senior member of the ak party says his party is attempting to form a coalition. they need at least 18 seats in parliament. however given speeches of all parties, not wanting to join a coalition, i think it will thwart those plans. now the interesting point made by the main opposition party the chp, said it was open to a wide coalition mainly the mhp and the hdp. the problem of that is bringing together different ideologies, for instance, mhp is considered ultranationalist all of them need to agree with the kurds going to be very difficult and some say it will perhaps bring turkey back to the days of squabbling coalition government in the 1990s which brought turkey almost to the verge of bankruptcy. it is going to be a very tough few days for this country. >> the pro-kurdish democratic party was hailed as a triumph for the country. winning for first time 80 seats. bernard smith reports. >> there is hope that the people's democratic party into parliament will end the stalled three

live in istanbul. >>> let's take a look at other top stories at this hour.ts worldwide developers conference in san francisco with ceo tim cook giving the keynote at 1:00 p.m. eastern. analysts expecting a matchup dates to maps and siri and split screen viewing for apps. by the way they need to do that surface tablet microsoft also displays that function. now, the company is expected to unveil its new music and internet radio service but no new tv products. the question is where would whatever product it unveils will be enough for users to field the need to deactivate their ats on spotify and pandora to make the switch to apple? >> i think they're right on time to do these things. if it's nicely integrated they're expecting that on ios as well. clearly, they've decided to delay on the announcements around the television product because they're not ready to go with that. one can only assume they've got the streaming music service to a point where they think it's going to be a beater. >> someone saying because apple doesn't have it that puts them at a disadvan

overseas two people are recovering from injuries after turkish police broke up a gay pride parade in istanbul. police used rubber bullets water cannons and participants. state police removed paradegoers out of a central square because it's the holy month of ramadan. >>> the bulletin went to law enforcement across the country on friday warning of an ice inspired attack on american soil. the fbi and the department of homeland security say no specific or credible threat has been identified yet. >>> it has been one year since isis proclaimed statehood. since that declaration, the group spread terror fears across the globe. the islamic state of iraq and syria has become known for acts of terror over the past 12 months. the united states has hit isis targets with air strikes, which the pentagon estimates has killed some 10,000 isis militants in iraq and syria. >>> this morning, we have new information about the deadly attack on a beach in tunisia. the gunman shot and killed 38 people before police killed him. investigators are looking for several accomplices. meantime the gunman's father was releas

one of the two, we lost one, the one in istanbul is still open, but we had to reboot in 2011 and 2010rriott bought this building. it was an office building before. ian looked at it before. we bought a building in london and miami and those three we developed on the balance sheet to get the brand relaunched. that's been the biggest hiccup. >> rose: getting the edition brand? >> the edition brand going again. so with these three hotels now open, what we're seeing with the real estate partners around the world is they love the brand. they're intrigued by it, they love london, miami they're experiencing new york and they say i want one of those. >> rose: i want to be there. i want to be there. i want to hire mar yod to management hotel. i want to bring him in to create the hotel and i want to be part of this new thing which is happening in this space. >> rose: we can all think that we can do this and we might have good ideas but it's different and much more difficult to execute. you can have the idea, but execution separates the good from the wannabes. >> yes. you have to be relentless ab

. >> reporter: bernard smith, al jazeera, istanbul. >>> south sudan's government has expelled a top u.ncial saying he expressed an extreme view in a television interview. he was the humanitarian coordinator and deputy envoy. the u.n. has condemned the expulsion. in a statement ban ki-moon's office said: catherine soi is in south sudan's capitol. >> reporter: he has been the u.n. humanitarian coordinate since 2012. he has been a very powerful voice especially in this conflict. his expulsion come as a survive, but he is not even in the country anyway. he was expelled because of his activities against the government. >> the expulsions came as a result of the actives he has been carrying out against the republic of south sudan. he has called the leadership as failure when he was talking to the cnn in geneva and [ inaudible ] south sudan is now on the verge of economic collapse and is now printing its money. these are the things that undermine sovereignty and no country can allow interference of mingling in the affairs of their country to continue. >> reporter: the u.n. and the government ha

. >> let's go to istanbul for some analysis will stop our correspondent joins us via skype.orian what if this mean for politics in turkey? >> it's the end of 13 years of the akp having crushing majorities in parliament and being able to do more or less what they want. now we are back to the times of coalition government. this is nothing new for turkey. before the akp in 2002, this was a normal coalition government. and again, this is where we are at the moment. all of the political leaders will be at risk of instability in the economy and the markets. it has already started today with heavy falls in the currency and socks. >> what does this victory mean for the pro-kurdish and for turkey? >> up until now, pros kurdish -- pro-kurdish parties have always received very little support. they are viewed with sufficient -- with suspicion because of their links to rebel kurdish groups. there has been quite a bit in the peace process in the past few years but up until recently, turks have been very reticent to giving support to the pro-kurdish party. that changed with the selection.

. >>> turkish police have fired rubber pellets to disburse a crowd in istanbul gathered for the annual gay pride parade. it was the scene of an antigovernment protest movement in 2013. water cannons forced people out of the area. >>> the latest unmanned spacex rocket mission has ended in failure with an explosion shortly after liftoff. >> start and liftoff of the spacex falcon 9 rocket. >> the privately-funded rocket was carrying supplies bound for the international space station. it's the latest blow to nasa's hopes to using private rockets. >>> police in afghanistan say they don't have what they need to fight the taliban and that foreign fighters are supporting the armed group. the taliban are taking over parts of afghanistan. jennifer glass reports now from kabul. >>reporter: afghan officials traveled by helicopter because the taliban controls many roads and checkpoints in the area. they've come for a security meeting to discuss how to push out the taliban from two neighboring districts. it's a battle that involves foreign fighters of the taliban including some who claim allegiance

. >> omar al saleh from istanbul. >>> success of the prooccurreddish peoples democratic party. how they reached out to broaden their appeal. >> in turkey's largest kurdish party, people's democratic party into parliament will bring new momentum into a three year stalled peace process. cost 40,000 lives. >> translator: i think something should be done to reestablish the peace process. we all live opportunity same flag. peace and sphra alternate fraternity is what turkey needs. when people get more powerful sometimes they do not keep their promises and the akp disappointed us. . though the image of hdp leader is woven in carpet and hang for sale along other kurdish heroes is an indication of how many hope people have in this bl leader. >> we have economic problems here in towrk. turkey. >> minority groups and ethnic turks were also persuaded to throw their support behind the hdp. that's how it won 80 parliamentary seats. to get 18% at the first vote is remarkable. the no government is formed there will be fresh elections and the hdp will have to pull off the same feat again. work