Tag: AKP

Turkey: AKP to cruise to power with single-party government

November 2, 2015

Erdogan-backed Justice and Development Party (AKP) stunned Turkish political circles as it secured Sunday a parliamentary majority in the November 1 election after it lost ... Read More

Turkey: Davutoglu re-elected AKP chairman, Erdogan’s loyalists dominate AKP Council

September 13, 2015

The Turkish ruling Justice and development Party (AKP) held its 5th congress on Saturday and reelected Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as the chairman of the ... Read More

A coalition government, an opportunity for Turkey, Business tycoons

June 18, 2015

Turkish top business entrepreneurs on Wednesday met with Turkish politicians to urge them to overcome their differences and form as soon as possible a coalition ... Read More

Turkey-Russia: Turkish opposition calls Putin congratulatory call to Erdoğan ‘diplomatic blunder’

June 10, 2015

Turkish opposition did not beat about the bush to criticise Putin congratulatory call to Erdoğan and called it ‘diplomatic blunder’. Russian President Vladimir Putin called ... Read More

Turkey: Erdoğan’s AKP loses majority in Parliament, elections marred with violence, fraud

June 8, 2015

June 7 parliamentary elections will remain as a milestone in the history of Turkey as AKP (Justice and Development party) of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ... Read More

Who are the “Islamists” in the Arab Spring?

February 16, 2013

In the context of the Arab Spring, the use of the term "Islamism" is very common. The new political elites throughout the North Africa, commonly ... Read More

Turkey as a ‘Role Model’ in the MENA Region after the Arab Spring

December 8, 2012

The Arab revolutions of 2011 have brought into immediate focus the following question related to Turkey’s foreign policy: ‘Can Turkey’s economic and political model become ... Read More