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Turkey's Justice and Development Party | AK Party (AK Parti)

Turkey's Justice and Development Party | AK Party (AK Parti)
Deeds, not words, matter in Istanbul

| Opinion
The political debate rages on in Turkey, although the National Assembly is still in summer …
  • President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended and delivered a speech at the Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
    Opinion

    Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AK Party) turned 18 earlier this week. In power for 17 consecutive years under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's leadership, it has arguably outperformed all other movements in the multiparty era.
  • A Turkish military patrol on Idlib Highway
    Opinion

    Tensions between Turkey and the United States de-escalated thanks to a recent agreement on the proposed safe zone in Syria. If Washington sticks to the deal, joint steps could follow in Syria and Iraq.
  • AK Party Headquarters / Ankara
    Opinion

    Turkey's foreign policy at the moment is full of hot topics, including the S-400 air defense system agreement, the country's removal from the F-35 fighter jet program, potential U.S. sanctions, the Eastern Mediterranean and northern Syria. How those issues are resolved could determine the next four years of Turkish policy.

Bu Konuda Daha Fazla

  • Men in suit

    The Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) poll defeat in the Istanbul mayoral election has accelerated political analyses for the coming period. Indeed, the fact that Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu could secure 54 percent of the vote is not just a twist of the alliance system, but also a result achieved by those aspiring to end the 17-year AK party rule through trial and error.

  • Turkish elections

    The Istanbul elections always have a significance beyond Istanbul. With its social diversity, economic dynamism and population of 16 million, Istanbul's political atmosphere affects all of Turkey.

  • 23 June 2019 Re-run of Istanbul election

    The mayoral race in Istanbul ended in democratic maturity as Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu finished at the top.

  • Binali Yıldırım (C), the Istanbul mayoral candidate from the ruling AK Party, surrounded by supporters and party officials as he visits a market before the June 23 rerun elections, Istanbul, June 11, 2019.

    Both Istanbul mayoral candidates devised new campaign strategies and reoriented their election discourses to attract new voters in the critical elections rerun

  • Justice and Development (AK) Party candidate Binali Yildirim (R) and Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem Imamoglu (R)

    The level of polemic in Istanbul's mayoral election campaign remained limited in the month of Ramadan. The general campaign discourse, though, is built on positive messages for both sides.

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