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Doing more with less: the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish elections, and the uncertain future of Turkish politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Kristin Fabbe
Kristin Fabbe*
Affiliation:
Claremont McKenna College
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*Email: kristinfabbe@gmail.com
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Abstract

The outcome of Turkey's June 2011 elections temporarily quelled – though by no means entirely put to rest – growing concern over the creeping autocratic tendencies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). To ensure that democracy remains durable, the AKP must now clearly demonstrate that it is willing to shun heavy-handed tactics and instead engage the opposition in a genuine dialog regarding important matters of constitutional change, especially those related to individual rights and identity issues. A slide toward autocracy has been an all-too-common pitfall in Turkish politics over the years. Should it so choose, the AKP is well poised to break the cycle at this critical juncture in Turkish politics.

Keywords

TurkeyelectionsdemocratizationAKPidentity
Type
Analysis of Current Events
Information
Nationalities Papers , Volume 39 , Issue 5 , September 2011 , pp. 657 - 666
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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