Turkey's Transformation Under the AKP Rule

The Muslim World;  July 1, 2006 ;   Cinar, Menderes;   787 words ......reforms introduced by the AKP. Policies to reform Turkey's outdated education and...the AKP. Moreover, the AKP has managed to alter Turkey's traditionally status...transformation of Islamism in Turkey as reflected in the AKP. The latter will entail...

Court victory gives Turkey's ruling AKP a reprieve.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  August 1, 2008 ;   Wrigley, Patrick;   774 words ......Monitor Istanbul, Turkey -- The surprise announcement by Turkey's top court on Wednesday...Development Party (AKP) will not be shut...polarized opinion in Turkey.

Bridging the divide between AKP and secularists The...concessions from the AKP side and not touch...has to ...

AKP begins to form new government

China Daily;  November 5, 2002 ;     345 words ...ANKARA: Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) began forming a government...Sabah daily called the AKP victory a revolt by Turkey's increasingly impoverished...were also misgivings. "The AKP isn't ready to govern Turkey alone and I'm not sure...

EU warns Turkey not to prosecute AKP; Membership threat rebuked.(WORLD)

The Washington Times;  April 11, 2008 ;     497 words ......Court has accused the AKP of trying to install...European Union and Turkey to what some diplomats...democratic credentials. Turkey's search for major...by the trial of the AKP and of 71 of its leading...its dissolution and Turkey's difficulties with...on Wednesday, the AKP submitted ...

Roundup: Election triumph, test for Turkey's AKP party

Xinhua News Agency;  November 4, 2002 ;     565 words ......triumph, test for Turkey's AKP party by Jiang Xianming...Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's "moderate Islamic...Development Party (AKP) has overwhelmingly...career. Following the AKP overwhelming triumph...be the first time Turkey will have a one-party...

In Turkey, secularists escalate fight against ruling AKP.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor;  March 27, 2008 ;   Schleifer, Yigal;   787 words ......Monitor Istanbul -- Turkey's secular establishment...Development Party (AKP) and the emerging...universities. Why AKP's actions rile secularists Turkey's secularists have...military after the AKP won 47 percent of...trying to undermine Turkey's secular foundations...

AKP LEADER DISCUSSES ELECTION RESULTS, TURKEY'S FUTURE

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  November 5, 2002 ;     120 words ......speaking while ballots in Turkey's general elections were still...Justice and Development Party (AKP), said that Turkey was going through a critical...preliminary results gave the AKP 34.1 of the vote, translating...reflected the national will. Turkey will experience a very ...

EU official concerned about closure case against AKP

Xinhua News Agency;  April 1, 2008 ;     146 words ......closure case against AKP ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua...The cochairman of a Turkey-EU Joint Parliament...and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey. Joost Lagendijk qualified...closure case against the AKP as " a very bad thing" for Turkey. "It would be bad for...

EU/TURKEY : REHN SEES "NO JUSTIFICATION" FOR BANNING RULING AKP.

Europe-East;  April 28, 2008 ;     662 words ......ongoing power struggle between Turkey's secular establishment, including...powerful military, and the AKP and its supporters - pious...economic reforms as part of Turkey's bid to be a member of the...Abdullah Gul, member of the AKP, as the president, which destabilised...more than 70 members of ...

Party moves to pre-empt ban; AKP may change name amid Islamist...

The Washington Times;  May 26, 2008 ;     433 words ......symbol. I am very worried about Turkey's future. Our fate lies in...party is very gloomy, a senior AKP member said on the condition...sensitivity of the issue In the past, Turkey has banned at least 20 political...separatist activities. Banning the AKP, the dominant party would make new elections ...

VOA NEWS: VICTORY IN TURKISH ELECTIONS FOR AKP REPRESENTS DESIRE FOR...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 31, 2007 ;     644 words ......absolutely no threat to Turkey's secular democracy." And the AKP has now established itself...of the Islamic-rooted AKP indicates that Turkey might be moving away from...the first time Kurds in Turkey voted more for the AKP than for their own Kurdish...

The Economic Policies of Turkey's AKP Government: Rabbits from a Hat?

The Middle East Journal;  July 1, 2006 ;   Patton, Marcie J;   787 words ......Development Party (AKP, Adalet ve Kalkinma...economic crisis in Turkey had set the record...broker, was that "Turkey needs a government...during its campaign the AKP presented no cogent...America as well as Turkey, has been to combine...neo-patrimonialism."3 The AKP's predecessors ...

Sharon congratulates AKP head on Turkish election win

Jerusalem Post;  November 15, 2002 ;   HERB KEINON;   624 words ......Sharon congratulates AKP head on Turkish election...Erdogan, head of Turkey's pro- Islamic Justice...Development Party (AKP), on Wednesday, 10...process of forming Turkey's next government...between Israel and Turkey is grounded in shared...officials said. The AKP victory raised ...

Turkey's AKP defends itself against anti-secular charges

Xinhua News Agency;  July 3, 2008 ;     384 words ...Turkey's AKP defends itself against anti-secular...March 14, asking the top court of Turkey to ban the AKP for anti- secular activities...merits of the case on May 30. The AKP, which receives wide popularity in Turkey, has been rejecting accusations...

Europe offers a cautious welcome to the AKP

The Independent - London;  November 5, 2002 ;   Gareth Jones in Brussels;   241 words ......landslide election victory of Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP), welcoming its pro-Western...comments on wanting to speed Turkey's EU candidacy and said Britain remained "a strong ally of Turkey in relationship to EU membership...