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The AKP Government from its Formation to the Popular Uprising in June 2013 (Part I)

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  • GündoÄŸan, Ercan

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The article starts with the analysis of the origin and development of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) until the 2013 Gezi Uprisings. It tries to show that the AKP first tried to survive in a defensive manner in the so-called ‘Kemalist secular republic’, and thus established strategic relations with non- or anti-Kemalist sections of society. It then chose an offensive strategy to maintain its power against attacks from traditional political and ideological forces in Turkey, such as the army, mainstream political parties and the official ideology of the Republic. However, it is argued that the more power it accumulates the more it loses or leaves its allies and the more it is alienated. As a result, it becomes more authoritarian. The article will be followed by a second part to be published in the next issue of this journal, which deals with the reactions to AKP’s authoritarian and offensive politics and ideology, and the new measures AKP has taken for its survival.

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  • GündoÄŸan, Ercan, 2019. "The AKP Government from its Formation to the Popular Uprising in June 2013 (Part I)," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 27(4), pages 468-489, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:27:y:2019:i:04:p:468-489_00
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