Foreign Affairs

The AKP’s Underwhelming Victory

In this month’s Turkish parliamentary elections, the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) won almost 50 percent of the popular vote, up from 46.5 in the previous elections. The success was ...
Yahoo

Agencies: Erdoğan's ruling AKP set for historic loss in local polls

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polling station officials count ballot papers after the end of the local elections in Turkey. Bilal Seckin/SOPA Images via ZUMA ...
World Socialist Web Site

Erdoğan’s AKP suffers setback in Turkish local elections as CHP comes first

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered a major setback in local elections held nationwide on Sunday, while the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) came ...
The National Interest

Why Turkey’s Ruling AKP Party’s Coronavirus Plan Could Be a Disaster

Still reeling from its 2018 recession, Turkey’s fragile economy was ill-prepared for the deep domestic and global fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Ankara has banned most travel and imposed curfews ...
Newsweek

Soner Cagaptay on the AKP and Turkish Democracy

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Since arriving in Ankara earlier this summer I have been having a cool ...
The Nation

Does the AKP’s Resounding Defeat Spell the End of Erdoğan?

Social democrats prevailed in local elections in Istanbul, and as Erdoğan himself says, “Whoever wins Istanbul wins Turkey.” A crowd in Istanbul celebrates the election victory of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ...
War on the Rocks

Symphony of Destruction: How the AKP Is Undermining Turkey’s Institutions

All the critics are wrong. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development party, Turkey has never been better. In fact, it continues to improve! The economy is thriving, and is ...
openDemocracy

The AKP years in Turkey: the third stage

The coming to power of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice & Development Party / AKP) in November 2002 was a result of unique historical contingencies. Its successful record over the subsequent ...
Foreign Affairs

The AKP’s Golden Opportunity

After four elections in 20 months, Turkey’s seemingly interminable campaign season has finally ended, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) claiming a surprise victory and regaining ...
Voice of America

Erdogan's AKP Eyes Kurds to Reverse Istanbul Electoral

With Turkey's mayoral rerun election on June 23 looming, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP is eyeing the Kurdish vote, as speculation rises about a resumption in peace talks with Kurdish ...
Newsweek

Turkish Nationalists Take on the Ruling AKP

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Things are getting very hot this summer in Turkey—and it's not just the ...