Turkey Decides

GIRL POWER: A Turkish woman wearing traditional Islamic black dress, has her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her ballot for the Turkish general elections November 3, 2002 at the Uskudar high school polling station in the Uskudar district of Istanbul, Turkey. Justice and Development Party (AKP) took nearly 35 percent of the countries vote, declaring victory. Leader of the Justice and Development Party, a party with Islamic roots, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated the party will maintain the nation's pro-Western stance, calming any worries that they will undergo a radical shift toward Islam.