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Elif Shafak

Shafak is a leading Turkish novelist and the author of nine novels, most recently The Architect’s Apprentice.

A family and children, supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) celebrate the results of the legislative election, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on June 7, 2015.

Elif Shafak: What Turkey Urgently Needs Now

The Turkish novelist reflects on the recent election and what comes next

The Turkish novelist reflects on the recent election and what comes next