An explosion -- which happened a day before the Constitutional Court convened on the AKP ban -- killed 17 people , including a 3-year-old child , and sparked immediate outrage . Turkey 's Constitutional Court upheld a proposed ban on the country 's largest party . Nine of 11 justices voted to ban the party but seven votes were needed . AKP will face a financial penalty rather than being forced to close .
Turkey 's Constitutional Court upheld a proposed ban on the country 's largest party . Nine of 11 justices voted to ban the party but seven votes were needed . AKP will face a financial penalty rather than being forced to close .